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I cant say enough about the reception caregivers provide with the information and training they receive on ADLs. Thanks for your incredible information! J. Skaggs, Caregiver Coordinator, Northern Arizona Council of Governments District III, Area Agency on Aging

We use The Comfort of Home for the foundational text in our 40-hour Caregiver training. I believe it is the best on the market. Linda Young, Project Manager, College of the Desert

The Comfort of Home : A Complete Guide for Caregivers continues to earn its reputation as the bible for providing home caregivers to aged, ill or handicapped loved ones with a thoroughly user friendly illustrated guide that covers everything necessary from daily living tasks to preparations for hospice care, to making funeral arrangements. This is a complete and superbly organized, 400 page comprehensive how to manual that will help the caregiver to develop their skills, expertise, and confidence, which will in turn enhance their peace of mind with respect to the quality of life they are helping to afford their charge. Also available in the Spanish edition, The Comfort of Home: A Complete Guide for Caregivers is a must for anyone having responsibility for helping another to continue to live in their home, prepare them for having to move into an extended care facility, or to help make final arrangements. Three other outstanding and highly recommended specialized manuals for professional home care from CareTrust Publications include: The Comfort of Home for Parkinson Disease, The Comfort of Home for Stroke and The Comfort of Home Multiple Sclerosis Edition. The Midwest Book Review Paul T. Vogel

A must have resource for anyone assuming or considering the caregiver role. Physicians, family practitioners and geriatricians, and hospital social workers should be familiar with the book and recommend it to families of the elderly. Reviewers Choice, Home Care University Quality Review

In my 20 years of direct and academic experience, The Comfort of Home is the most comprehensive and reader-friendly guide to care at home that I have found. Anyone dealing with an aging friend or relative can benefit greatly from using to it. Judith Bartmann, PhD, Director; Institute for the Study of Aging Nova Southeastern University

Advances in technology and medical therapies have significantly improved the lives of patients with heart failure. But day to day it is the simple measures that can matter most. The Comfort of Home for Chronic Heart Failure is an invaluable compendium of useful and practical information to help patients and their caregivers manage chronic heart failure. The ideas and helpful hints go beyond heart failure care making this book a useful resource for any family dealing with a chronic medical condition. Nicholas Smedira, MD Cardiac Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic

The Comfort of Home for Chronic Heart Failure is a must-have for the over 5 million families (in the United States alone) dealing with this major disorder. Many books have been written about heart failure for physicians, nurses and other health care providers. A few have been written for the heart failure patients themselves. This is the first to be written specifically for the caregiver until now, the silent partner in the war on this deadly disorder. This book is wonderfully written with detailed explanations and discussions as well as quick bullet points on each page to make reading more educational and fun. While the book is targeted to the caregivers, it is a must-read for health care providers as well, providing details about home care, financial resources and end-of-life planning not available in the existing medical textbooks. It will forever occupy a key spot on my office bookshelf. David O. Taylor, M.D., FACC ,Professor of Medicine, Director, Heart Failure Special Care Unit, Director, Heart Failure/Transplantation Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Resource of Note National Chronic Care Consortiums CareLink

_This book is a unique resource for individuals who care for patients with chronic heart failure. It is packed with solid advice and practical tips for caregivers on how to take care of patients and themselves. It is written with passion and affection by individuals whose commitment and dedication to patients are evident on every page. It is an essential guide for anyone who cares for someone with chronic heart failure._ **** Steven E. Nissen MD MACC, Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

What are the basics needed in home care? This covers the needs of home care; from bathing and wheelchair transfers to avoiding illness and getting health care advice. Pros and cons are outlined along with a step-by-step program for caregivers. Notable here are the specifics; from understanding special equipment for home care to assessing different insurance plan options: where others focus on psychology alone, this gets down to the nitty gritty.

The Midwest Book Review