Toolkit for Caregivers: Tips, Skills, and Wisdom to Maximize Your Time Together (Caregiver Series) Paperback – 22 August 2024

I work with dementia clients and total bedridden clients in their homes and I think that this book should be given to anyone who is in the caregiver, respite or hospice role.this book gives you a true honest look at the real thing that you have in store ,the good things and the not so lovely,but it will get you both through those days

If ypu are a caregiver or know a caregiver, this is a good book to read. Caregivers need help.

After nursing 20 years in the acute care setting, building a Palliative Care program in two critical care units and leaning deeply into the terminal diagnosis of several amazing family members, I have scaled the peaks of beating the disease as well as traversed the vast landscape of caring for the dying by celebrating and honoring how they define is the best way to live. This was to leave the chaos of the hospital and come home. Deidre's brilliant caregiving book not only highlights the tips/tricks/tasks to ease caring for your beloved husband, or grandparent or daughter...but the self care necessary to facilitate the caregiver's soul to recharge and not just endure the difficult days, but to thrive in giving your absolute best to your loved one. And I have shared the magic of Cetaphil facial cleanser with families-no spoiler alert here-but you will have many ah-ha moments during this vital read!! The business side of dying should be offered to every single family when a chronic and terminal illness has been diagnosed. I have heard tragic stories from widows about not just the loss of their beloved but the nightmares of finances after the funeral. Deidre shares the finer points that ease the transition and revealed uncommon knowledge reserved the after care, yet many silently suffer. I am so grateful to donate her amazing books to my church where it is offered to families who are care takers and my hospital has dispersed it to the case management/giftshop and Home Health/Hospice. Show your family how much you love them if you are heading towards this benevolent arena by using this book to share the practical, the loving and the tender ways to demonstrate agape love. God bless, Dawn B. Smith, RN

Quality book but unfortunately my Nana died shortly before receiving the product so it was returned!

Purchased as a research tool in order to know what to expect, just in case. It's already become helpful with a friend whose mom has moved in with her after 7 months quarantined in a nursing home. Now, she's a full-time caregiver & I have some ideas and thoughtful words of encouragement.Bonus survival guide is a conversation we all need.