Resources
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For many of us the
act of placing a loved one in a nursing home is
a new experience complicated by difficult
emotions. We encounter a world of rules,
regulations, practices and assurances that are
really too much to take in at first. This
important booklet can serve as your "spare tire"
as you navigate a world of nursing home
practices. Just like the spare tire in
your car, we fervently hope you will never need
it, but if you do it can be most helpful. |
How to Protect Nursing Home Residents:
A Guide for Taking Action Against Abuse and Neglect
[Click here to download
(PDF format)]
or contact us to
obtain a paper copy:
KYIQ Counselor
P.O. Box 21905
Lexington, KY 40522
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Written by a nurse
and elder care advocate, this booklet is a
concise and easy-to-read manual on a number of
important end of life issues. Included are
such topics as living wills, financial matters,
medical health care advocate forms,
hospitalization, nursing home selection, long
term care insurance, depression, family
involvement, management of care, hospice, organ
donation, and funerals. Taking care of these
issues before the end of life
makes it easier for all involved. |
End of Life Issues
by Sheila Beilman Mead
[Click here to download
(PDF format)]
CareLink |
CareLink, a bi-annual magazine published by Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities (KAHCF) that reaches over 1,500 individuals throughout Kentucky to educate them about the challenges facing long term care providers.
(Follow
link on page to access magazine.) |
CareLink |
Where Are We Now, and Where Are
We Going in the Next Few Years?
By Stephanie Freeman, MSW & Gregory A. Jicha,
M.D., Ph.D.
University of Kentucky Alzheimer’s Disease
Center and the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
Click here to
download |
CareLink |
Focus On Therapy
By Amanda Green
Healthcare Therapy Services
Brief Overview of Post Acute Care
Post Acute is a skilled stay following a
qualifying 3-day inpatient hospitalization from
post-surgical recovery, injury or illness. The
post acute discharge is not only financially
strengthening to an organization, but also
benefits the building’s market position and
ultimately the patient experience.
Click
here to download |
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(Courtesy of River Valley Nursing Home) |
Note: Some of these documents require the free Adobe
Acrobat reader. Click the logo below to download this
utility.
Recommended Books
Note: The KYIQ
Group has not reviewed each book individually. If you see a
title that interests you, links to Amazon.com have been
included below for convenience. The books may also be available at your local
Public Library (click
here to find a library branch near you).
Life Worth Living:
How Someone You Love Can Still Enjoy Life in a Nursing Home
- The Eden Alternative in Action
by William H. Thomas, MD paperback; 232 pg.; 1996
What Are Old People For?: How Elders Will Save the World
by William H. Thomas, MD paperback; 384 pg.; 2007
Nobody's Home:
Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide
by Thomas Edward Gass and Bruce C. Vladeck paperback; 189
pg.; 2005
There's No Place Like (a Nursing) Home:
4 Powerful Steps That Will Change Your Life
by Karen Shoff paperback; 170 pg.; 2002
The Complete Eldercare Planner Second Edition:
Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help
by Joy Loverde paperback; 336 pg.; 2000
Nursing Homes : The Family's Journey
by Peter S. Silin paperback; 304 pg.; 2001
How to Care for Aging Parents
by Virginia Morris and Robert M. Butler paperback; 656 pg.;
2004
The Baby Boomer's Guide to Nursing Home Care
by Eric M. Carlson and Katharine Bau Hsiao paperback; 208
pg.; 2006
The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate
Solutions
by Stella Henry and Ann Convery paperback; 272 pg.; 2006
Living Well in a Nursing Home: Everything You and Your Folks
Need to Know
by Lynn Dickinson, Xenia Vosen, and Severine Biedermann
paperback; 256 pg.; 2005
Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It
by Joseph L. Matthews paperback; 402 pg.; 2008
Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Homes: The
Family's Comprehensive Guide to Either Working
with the Institution or Finding Care Alternatives
by Charlotte Digregorio paperback; 464 pg.; 2005
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with
Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and
Memory Loss in Later Life, 4th Edition
by Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins paperback; 352 pg.;
2006
Self-Care for Caregivers: A Twelve Step Approach
by Pat Samples, Diane Larsen,and Marvin Larsen paperback;
152 pg.; 2001
How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
by Sherwin B. Nuland paperback; 304 pg.; 1995
Taking Care of Parents Who Didn't Take Care of You: Making
Peace with Aging Parents
by Eleanor Cade paperback; 184 pg.; 2002
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and
Communications of the Dying
by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley paperback; 256 pg.;
1997
It Shouldn't Be This Way: The Failure of Long-Term Care
by Robert L. Kane M.D. and Joan C. West paperback; 200 pg.;
2005
Eldercare for Dummies
by Rachelle Zukerman paperback; 384 pg.; 2003
The Complete Legal Guide to Senior Care: Making Sense of the
Residential, Financial and Medical Maze
by Brette McWhorter McWhorter Sember paperback; 336 pg.;
2002
American Bar Association Legal Guide for Americans Over 50:
Everything about the law and Medicare
and Medicaid, retirement rights, and long-term choices ...
and your parents
by American Bar Association paperback; 336 pg.; 2006
The Parent Care Conversation: Six Strategies for Dealing
with the Emotional and Financial Challenges
of Aging Parents
by Dan Taylor paperback; 272 pg.; 2006
More resources coming soon!
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for consideration by our staff, please contact us at:
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