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When Illness Turns Families into Caregivers, Updated and Expanded Edition Carol Levine
From reviews of the first edition: “Always on Call . . . provides useful advice to anyone who ever has been or will be a family caregiver, and it adds insights and policy suggestions that should enrich the broader health-care debate in this country.” –Philadelphia Inquirer “In bold and compassionate essays, caregivers, activists and physicians take on the current ‘process of market-driven health care’ and turn it inside out, offering resources for caregivers and practical ideas for momentous change.” –Publishers Weekly “ . . . a wonderful book. the straightforward and simple style makes it a friendly resource for professionals and non-professionals.” –Journal of Social Work in Long-Term Care “Always on Call is an easy-to-read but powerful witness to the caregiving drama faced by millions of us.” –Newsletter of the Alzheimer’s Association This book, first published in 2000 and now substantially updated, presents an intimate look at the world of family caregiving. This second edition includes: caregiving as a workplace dilemma, the added burdens of end-of-life caregiving, clinician-family conflicts (and new approaches for resolving them), new federal and state policy initiatives, resources for families and professionals, a new section on innovative caregiving programs, new chapter on the financial impact of caregiving. Designed for family caregivers, health professionals, administrators, pastoral care providers, policymakers, patient and caregiver advocates, and human resource professionals, Always on Call is an essential book for understanding the current realities of family caregiving. Equally important, it builds a compelling case for change. |
