Nursing homes : the family's journey / Peter S. Silin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silin, Peter S., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Nursing home care.

Older people.

Nursing home residents--Family relationships.

Nursing home residents.

Older people--Nursing home care--Psychological aspects.

Older people--Nursing home care--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Being the family member of someone in a nursing home is part of a difficult and painful process that begins long before a loved one enters the home. Focusing on the psychological, emotional, and social aspects of that process, Nursing Homes: The Family's Journey gives family members important practical advice and emotional support, and it explains the intricacies of care and nursing homes. Peter S. Silin approaches his subject with compassion and sensitivity, guiding readers through the entire process. Section one helps caregivers cope with difficult decisions and deal with the emotional issues that arise. Section two describes nursing homes and how they work, and it outlines how to choose a home. Section three explains how to prepare for the day a relative moves into a nursing home and suggests ways to help the resident settle in. The fourth section focuses on the family member's role in solving problems, obtaining quality care, and visiting, and it offers advice about how to deal with death and dying. After each chapter are real-life vignettes written by caregivers which help validate and support the reader. In assisting their loved ones through the transition to life in a nursing home, one of the greatest obstacles families face is a dearth of practical information and sympathetic experience. This book will help fill the gap for family members and their infirm relatives, as well as for social workers and family therapists. It will also be a valuable tool for nursing home administrators and care staff.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I CARING DECISIONS

CHAPTER 1 When Someone You Love Goes into Care

Alastair

CHAPTER 2 Deciding about Care

Lydia Jean

CHAPTER 3 Family Decision Making

Mary

CHAPTER 4 Guilt, Loss, and Grief

Marjorie

PART II THE NURSING HOME

CHAPTER 5 About Nursing Homes

Mildred

CHAPTER 6 Viewing the Home

John and Joyce

CHAPTER 7 Staff Roles: Who Does What?

Mabel

CHAPTER 8 The Nursing Home System

Cyrus

PART III MOVING IN AND SETTLING IN

CHAPTER 9 Preparations for Moving Day

Betty

CHAPTER 10 Moving Day

Joan

CHAPTER 11 Settling In

Bill

PART IV BEING THE FAMILY MEMBER OF SOMEONE IN CARE

CHAPTER 12 Care and Care Planning

Louise

CHAPTER 13 Communication and Problem Solving

Alvin (part 1)

CHAPTER 14 Visiting

Jane

CHAPTER 15 Out-of-Town Caregivers

Lloyd

CHAPTER 16 Making a Home Better

Ann

CHAPTER 17 Difcult Decisions and the End of Life

Donald

Alvin (part 2)

APPENDIX 1 State Ombudsperson Offices

APPENDIX 2 Accessing Care in Canada

APPENDIX 3 Nursing Home Residents' Rights under U.S. Law

APPENDIX 4 Questionnaires

Resources

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-282) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-7688-5

OCLC:

559788490