The caregiver's toolbox
Subtitle: checklists, forms, resources, mobile apps, and straight talk to help you provide compassionate care
By: Carolyn P. Hartley, MLA, and Peter Wong
Contributors: Wong, Peter (Business consultant), author
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781493008025
Subjects: Communication in medicine; Medical informatics
Description: "Caregivers today, more than ever, use technology to help manage schedules, medication routines and pharmacy reminders, legal and financial affairs, as well as travel and expenses ... if you are ... [a caregiver], could you access your parents' critical documents in an emergency, using their user IDs and passwords? Do you know how to get a second opinion? Do you have a communication plan to keep family engaged in caregiving?ARe you managing schedules and special diets, plus overseeing treatment plans and medications from multiple providers? Statistics show that 85 percent of caregivers are not trained in caregiving, so many people are likely winging it, picking up pieces of information here and advice there. [This] is your guide to cool apps and online tools ... and much more"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Diagnosis; title: Marshall your energy; title: Do you need a second opinion?; title: Build your patient and family records; title: Begin building your technology plan; title: Day-to-day tools; title: Healthy living tools and mobile apps : getting you teched-up; title: How technology can support caregivers at home; title: Manage medical bills; title: Know the laws that support you as a caregiver; title: Legal and ethical planning; title: Putting your communication plan to work for you; title: Risk management and documentation plan; title: When to call for help; title: Dealing with death; title: Know when to say goodbye; title: Planning the funeral; title: Closing out accounts; title: Reclaim yourself; title: Glossary.