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The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers

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I am the Director of The Waud Patient and Family Resource Center based out of Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. I am a nurse by career choice, and a caregiver by nature. I have provided home care and hospice care to a number of family members. I found this book useful to teach family members how to take care of someone at home. It has clear illustrations, step by step instructions for those tasks caregivers do every day, and a resource listing for those items that help make the job easier. It also has introductions to other areas of care which are very informative. This book empowers people without any healthcare education or experience to understand the mechanics of taking care of another person - no matter where they live. If you have family in a nursing home, this book will help you evaluate the care they receive. Both personally and professionally I would recommend this book to any person with a loved one who needs care.

"...a masterful job of presenting the multiple aspects of caregiving in a format that is both comprehensive and reader-friendly. The important focus on physical aspects of giving care are missing from many other publications in this category."

The Comfort of Home is an excellent guide for caregivers and probably the most comprehensive in its approach that I have come across. It is very readable and organized in a way that makes it easy to reference. It covers all the basics including nutritional requirements for the elderly, daily activities, dealing with emergencies and illnesses, making the home safe, finances and legal concerns, avoiding burnout, and much more. Plus it has a lot of helpful illustrations, with special sections on Alzheimer's Disease. Very accessible for caregivers. Highly recommended.

It is a 'must have' resource and tool for anyone assuming or considering the caregiver role.

I am an Illinois legal aid attorney and owner of Southwest Medicals, an online medical supply and equipment business. If you are planning on providing home healthcare for a famiy member, you need this helpful book. The cost saving tips are especially useful. I also recommend the American Medical Association's Guide to Home Caregiving by Angela Perry.

I am the Director of The Waud Patient and Family Resource Center based out of Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. I am a nurse by career choice, and a caregiver by nature. I have provided home care and hospice care to a number of family members. I found this book useful to teach family members how to take care of someone at home. It has clear illustrations, step by step instructions for those tasks caregivers do every day, and a resource listing for those items that help make the job easier. It also has introductions to other areas of care which are very informative. This book empowers people without any healthcare education or experience to understand the mechanics of taking care of another person - no matter where they live. If you have family in a nursing home, this book will help you evaluate the care they receive. Both personally and professionally I would recommend this book to any person with a loved one who needs care.

"HOME CARE PROVIDERS may be interested in a new publication The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers written by Maria M. Meyer with Paula Derr, RN. We asked Rock of Ages to review the book and they were so impressed with it that they plan to begin using it in their MAIDS program."

"The guide covers all the essentials of home care from deciding if home care is appropriate to preparing and equipping the home, providing proper nutrition, managing daily living, dealing with emergencies, and handling finances.

The authors of the book, Maria Meyer and Paula Derr, draw from personal and professional experience, as well as consultations with professional caregivers, nurses, doctors, lawyers, architects, and a long list of other experts to ensure that the book contains the latest, most appropriate home care information."

Review by The Office of Rural Health, Volume 9, Number 1, Spring 1999

"This book is an excellent, comprehensive, and easily understood resource for caregivers." ...From the Director of the Pathways Program of the Foundation for Senior Living.

"...a must for not only care-givers who are the focus of this book, but for aging people and their famililes who need to know the advantages and disadavantages of home-care before making a decision to provide a realistic alternative to nursing home care."

"The subject of this easy-to-read book covers an enormous range of information that might suggest an encyclopedic format. These professionals in the field of home-care present the various aspects of home-care with understanding and warmth for all the people involved in this program rather than in technical jargon. It is neighborly in tone with respect for the reality of the aging process."