The Resourceful Caregiver: Helping Family Caregivers Help Themselves, 1e [Hardcover]

National Family Caregivers Association (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0815155565 | ISBN-13: 978-0815155560 | Edition: no edition stated

The Resourceful Caregiver is the first in a series of topic-specific "yellow pages for caregivers". The guide points caregivers to national and regional resources for many of their needs. In addition, it introduces resources to save time, ease their workload and assist in other ways as well. The guide is divided into the following five chapters: Respite Services; Caregiver Organizations; Helplines; Hotlines; Databases; Educational Materials; and Home Shopping. The guide includes sidebars with useful tips in each chapter; Perspective boxes with quotes from actual caregivers; icons for each reference to items listed in more than one chapter; Chapter ending boxes that outline the association's four key principles for Caregiver Self-Advocacy; and Appendices with frequently used numbers, new resources, facts and tips, and terms.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; no edition stated edition (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815155565
• ISBN-13: 978-0815155560
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,066,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Resourceful Caregiver: Helping Family Caregivers Help T, April 1, 2000

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Connie Ford (Boca Raton, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Resourceful Caregiver: Helping Family Caregivers Help Themselves, 1e (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent starting point to help caregivers know where to look in seeking help. The range of resources is broad.

The world of area codes and caregiver information, resources and support is rapidly changing. Even though some numbers and detail may be out of date, nonetheless just knowing the types of resources available and where to begin to go to get the needed help is an important first step in the caregiving journey.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Caregiver Should Own A Copy, April 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Resourceful Caregiver: Helping Family Caregivers Help Themselves, 1e (Hardcover)

I found this book to be a wonderful tool to help me find organizations, catalogs, book titles and inspirational poems relating to all aspects of caregiving. More than anything, it lead me to the National Family Caregivers Assocation. Since joining, I don't feel alone as a caregiver. NFCA gives helpful coping tips to deal with the emotional aspects of being a caregiver (call 800-896-3650). There is no one book that answers every question but "The Resourceful Caregiver" gave me viable resource information that I never knew existed for respite care, support groups and disease specific organizations.