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For basic training courses in Homemaker/Home Health Aide/Home Care Aide.Designed to prepare Home Care Aides for the National Association for Home Care's (NAHC) written national certification exam, this manual addresses the unique content needs of the home care aide and supplies basic training information required for all unlicensed assistive personnel.

Six million people in the UK provide unpaid care for disabled or elderly relatives or neighbours. Their job is long, loney and hard, yet they are largely unnoticed and there is limited support and no formal training. As a result, carers suffer frequent damage to physical and mental health. Oddly, though carers are, by definition, anything but selfish pigs, they are prone to feelings of guilt, largely brought on by fatigue and isolation. Author Hugh Marriott, himself a long-term carer, has writte...

Home Health Care is an expanding industry with an increasing number of national franchise chains and elder-care businesses specializing in companion care, homemaking, and errand running services. This book offers information, tips, and techniques for delivering quality services and positive experiences for both provider and client, with primary focus on the elderly. It provides information and instruction for non-medical support service providers through text, charts, and tables. It includes cas...

For basic training courses in Homemaker/Home Health Aide/Home Care Aide. Designed to prepare Home Care Aides for the National Association for Home Care's (NAHC) written national certification exam, this manual addresses the unique content needs of the home care aide and supplies basic training information required for all unlicensed assistive personnel.

This book offers a wealth of remedies and treatments for dealing with common ailments, from traditional herbal teas to tinctures and ointments. Sophia Christine Murphy provides helpful information on their preparation and uses, making this an invaluable guide to family health.

This handbook promotes a perspective shift within learning disability services that aims to move the focus of professional support away from diagnosis and identifying what someone cannot do, towards assessing and supporting strengths and providing opportunities and resources to enhance people’s quality of life. Designed to be used both by facilitators and as a self-study guide for those who support people with intellectual disabilities, Enabling Capable Environments will provide direction to enh...

At some point during childhood, 80 to 90% of all children have a breathing problem. ‘Take a Deep Breath’ is a comprehensive, accessible, and indispensible guide for parents, caregivers, teachers, and healthcare providers on the subject of children's breathing issues.From the uppermost part of the airway — the nose, to the lowermost part — the lungs, Dr Nina Shapiro explains which problems are truly worrisome, and which are actually normal stages in a child's growth. ‘Take a Deep Breath’ will ena...

"We do not need care!" is a rallying cry for disability movements. It is informed by a recognition that a lack of choice over simple care decisions - like what to eat or what to wear - is a subtle yet pervasive form of violence endured by many disabled people. Disability Politics and Care examines an independent living program to explore what happens when people with disabilities take control of their own care arrangements. Christine Kelly documents responses by a wide range of stakeholders of t...

Caring for Dependent Older Persons details the knowledge that a caregiver should have when caring for an older person who is dependent on his/her care.The main part of this book is a step-by-step guide on all the necessary skills needed when helping an older person with his/her Activities of Daily Living, monitoring of the person's health and the overall care of the older person. This book provides holistic knowledge by explaining how age and disease affect an older person.It also covers the pot...