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Circles of Care explains how to care for an aging or infirm person in the comfort of their own home. Ann Cason uses care studies and numerous examples and suggestions to show how to provide quality care ar every level: physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual. Topics covered include: The detailed arrangements of daily care Setting up a care team Helping the elder accept their new life Enriching the elder's environment Working with mood swings, confusion and memory loss Easing the transition to a nursing home Caring for and being with the dying. Ann Cason is founder and director of Circles of Care, an organization that provides homecare consulting and training services to both families and caregivers of the elderly. She has been a caregiving coordinator and consultant for over twenty years. 168 pp.
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