Our experience-built book teaches hands-on care and care management - an affordable, illustrated guide to the rewards and challenges of caregiving. The more you know, the better caregiver you will be.For over a decade, Hartman Publishing has created quality materials to train frontline healthcare workers. Now this valuable information is available for the family caregiver. Caregiving at Home allows caregivers to offer the best possible care for an aging loved one ¡V clinically accepted skills provided in the loving comfort of a home environment.Procedures for taking vital signs and assisting with activities of daily living while promoting dignity and independence are described in an easy to follow, step-by-step format with numerous color photos to guide you.Caregiving at Home will help you decide what you can do yourself and when to call a healthcare professional. We provide organizational tools for sharing caring duties, offer communication strategies for working with health care professionals, and direct you to the best sources for finding the help you need to manage day-to-day life as a family caregiver. Five things that make our book better „h Created by trainers of our frontline healthcare workforce „h Clinically accepted procedures explained step by step with color photos „h Emphasizes quality of life for both caregiver and receiver without glossing over day-to-day realities of home care „h Specific care guidelines and communication techniques for those with special needs, including Alzheimer¡¦s disease „h Concrete methods for creating a safe and healthy environment for all members of the household Read Less