Redefining Aging A Caregiver's Guide to Living Your Best Life

Myth-busting insights that will empower family members to cope with the challenges and blessings of caregiving while aging successfully themselves.Caring for an elderly family member can be overwhelming. But fulfilling life experiences are still possible for both caregivers and their loved ones, despite the stress and fatigue of caregiving.In this comprehensive book, best-selling author Ann Kaiser Stearns explores the practical and personal challenges of both caregiving and successful aging. She couples findings from the latest research with powerful insights and problem-solving tips to help caregivers achieve the best life possible for those they care for-and for themselves as they age. Topics include Improving the quality of life for the one giving and the one receiving care Distinguishing normal aging from early warning signs  Understanding caregiver sadness, resentment, guilt, and grief Using strategies and skills to minimize an impaired elder's distress and emotional outbursts and the caregiver's own anxieties about growing old Finding resources to aid in the care of the loved one and protect the caregiver from stress overload  Moving forward after the death of a loved one to have a meaningful life of one's own  Overcoming ageist stereotypes and deciding what kind of "old person" one will be Making life easier for those who someday will care for usRedefining Aging will help readers think differently about caregiving and their own aging.

ISBN:	9781421423685
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Published date:	15 Nov 2017
DEWEY:	362.19897
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	312
Weight:	431g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	19mm

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