ISBN: 9780826518651 - making myself at home in a nursing home: vanderbilt university press (5 Ergebnisse)

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Sandra Gaffney entered her first nursing home for long-term care at the unusually young age of fifty. Gaffney became an acute observer and strategist about how to live in a nursing home. Her first-person account, dictated to family members and assistants, c.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sandra Gaffney entered her first nursing home for long-term care at the unusually young age of fifty. Fourteen years earlier she had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Over the next sixteen years, Gaffney lived in nursing homes in Florida, Virginia, and Minnesota, as the ways she could be close to family changed. > Gaffney became an acute observer and strategist about how to live in a nursing home. Her first-person account, dictated to family members and assistants, covers making the decision to enter a nursing home, choosing the right one, and understanding its culture. She talks about how to furnish your room and about all the issues that arise in a resident's typical day. She has much to say about communication with staff and family about 'how to help others help me.' Gaffney's daughters, Amy and Bridget, and her friend Ellen Potter provide additional perspectives on the caregiving experience.…