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    How Our Family Prepared A Home To Care For Our Elderly Parents: Family Caregiver Series, #1
    How Our Family Prepared A Home To Care For Our Elderly Parents: Family Caregiver Series, #1
    How Our Family Prepared A Home To Care For Our Elderly Parents: Family Caregiver Series, #1
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    How Our Family Prepared A Home To Care For Our Elderly Parents: Family Caregiver Series, #1

    By Lori G. Cain

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    This is the first in a series of  books for caregivers of an elderly family member with emphasis on Parkinson's Disease and/or dementia.  It is a first-hand guide for preparing your home to care for adult family members in need of a little extra help. The topics range from how to make a home bathroom accessible to how to manage home life with family members who have a debilitating disease. It also provides illustrations and anecdotal accounts of the trials and triumphs of home care. 

     

    About the work, the author writes, "My husband and I live with and care for both of his elderly parents and my mother. Our experiences over 14 years as family caregivers inspired this series of books. In this volume,   How Our Family Prepared a Home To Care For Our Elderly Parents, I share the steps we took to create a warm, comfortable, and safe home for our parents' later years."

     

    This book explains one family's experience and should not replace the advice of a doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. Nothing in this e-book should be construed as professional advice.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLori G. Cain
    Release dateSep 30, 2020
    ISBN9781393965398
    How Our Family Prepared A Home To Care For Our Elderly Parents: Family Caregiver Series, #1
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    Lori G. Cain

    About being a family caregiver Lori writes, “Caregiving is a work of the heart, chosen in love. In our journey as caregivers, my husband and I found our greatest success in our ability to be innovative.  Besides the general concerns that arise with aging, our experience lies in caring for my father-in-law with Parkinson's disease and dementia, and my mother with cancer.  I document everything and have filled many three-ring binders with what has transpired in our home over the years.  A home health care assessment  assured us we had created a safe and supportive environment for our parents. Our nurse suggested other families may find value in our experiences, thus I began writing. I have turned my notes into several short and specific caregiver guides. While I write from the perspective of a PD/dementia caregiver, the information has universal application within the realm of family eldercare.  My dream is that sharing our lives as family caregivers will support and encourage others on a similar path.”

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      How Our Family Prepared A Home To Care For Our Elderly Parents - Lori G. Cain

      Family Caregiver Series

      How our family prepared a home to care for our elderly parents

      By Lori G. Cain

      Copyright 2013 Lori G. Cain

      Revised 2020

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      The use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this ebook is for the information and convenience of the reader and does not imply endorsement or recommendation.  Designated trademarks and brands belong to their respective owners.

      The information in this ebook is not a substitute for advice from your doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. Nothing in this ebook should be construed as professional advice.

      PREFACE

      WE BECAME CAREGIVERS for my husband's 86-year-old parents, Bob and Sue, in 2011. Moving from another state with our teenage daughter and my 70-year-old mother, we were already a multi-generational household. It would be a gross understatement to say that our expectations and our reality were worlds apart. Attempting to blend three separate households into one while still maintaining personal space for everyone required both creativity and compromise. We were a continuous work in progress, learning along the way. Our greatest challenge was my father-in-law's Parkinson's disease, along with the dementia that accompanied it. As lay people, we approached our challenges from an unconventional perspective, which gave us our greatest successes.

      With this series of ebooks, we hope to shorten the learning curve for other families that live with and care for

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