Homecare: The Best! How to Get It, Give It, and Live With It

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Summary: Informative, easy to read
Review: A wonderful book. I only wish I had read its contents when I was helping take care of seventy golden agers in a nursing home. Although the book is for homecare, many of the concepts can apply in any setting. It is heartwarming to know a human being with a compassionate heart will never be replaced by a machine.

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Summary: Homecare is a "cookbook" on how to do it.
Review: Finally a book on home care that is reader friendly!! So much info, so easy to understand. If you have questions, this book has the answers!!

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Summary: Everyone with an aging relitive NEEDS this book
Review: Finally a book on home care that is reader friendly!! So much info, so easy to understand. If you have questions, this book has the answers!!

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Summary: Helps deal with all aspects of setting up homecare.
Review: I found the book most useful as it gave me inside views of the worker and patient that I, as an advocate, had not thought of. It verified a lot of feelings and frustrations I have had in assisting my mother with her care and gave me new angles to use in my planning with her. I was grateful to find an uncluttered index and the large type makes it easy to find information throughout the book. I wish I had had this book five years ago, when care for my mother first became necessary.

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Summary: Informative, easy to read
Review: I found this book to be comprehensive, yet simple to follow. It contains valuable information about every aspect of homecare--much of which, experience is the only other source. The author has created an excellent support and reference tool.

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Summary: I was very pleased with this book.
Review: I found this book to be comprehensive, yet simple to follow. It contains valuable information about every aspect of homecare--much of which, experience is the only other source. The author has created an excellent support and reference tool.

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Summary: Homecare is a "cookbook" on how to do it.
Review: I was the primary care provider when my wife had lung cancer. When my 94 year old mother fell I was lucky enough to get a copy of the book. It provides answers without time consuming research. I was so impressed I bought a dozen copies for friends and family.

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Summary: The Best! book yet on the homecare process.
Review: Within the pages of this book, the reader will find reliable information divided into three easy to understand sections for the Client, the Advocate, and the Homeworker/Caregiver. HOMECARE: The Best! is filled with sound advice for employers of both domestic and healthcare workers. Given, also, are helpful insights for those filling the roles of workers who are employed in a home setting. The Boss Reversal Syndrome and the dangers inherent in the homecare process are explained. Looking from the inside out with 25 years of hands-on experience, Jo Whatley Cheatham sheds new light on the unique interpersonal and professional relationships found within a homecare network. The text of HOMECARE: The Best! contains numerous personal anecdotes that are both entertaining and enlightening. Also included in the book are a copy & use Resolution Form, a sample Job Description, "Ten Best Tips" lists, five appendices, and an extensive Index. Printed in larger type, the book is exceptionally reader-friendly. For clients, advocates, and homeworker/caregivers -- those already involved in homecare or those looking to the future -- the book is an excellent resource.