The Caregiver's Encyclopedia, 9781421433585
Paperback
Authoritative, comprehensive, holistic, and highly illustrated, The Caregiver’s Encyclopedia will help you figure out how to be the best caregiver you can be.

The Caregiver's Encyclopedia

A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Older Adults

$56.58

  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    14 February 2020

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Summary

An indispensable, comprehensive reference for family caregivers.

Caregivers hold the key to the health, well-being, and happiness of their aging relatives, partners, or friends. The Caregiver’s Encyclopedia provides you with all of the information you need to take the best care of your loved one—from making major medical decisions to making sure you don’t burn out.

Written by Muriel R. Gillick, MD, a geriatrician with more than 30 years’ experience caring for older people, thi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781421433585
ISBN-10:1421433583
Author:Muriel R. Gillick
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:Johns Hopkins University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:14 February 2020
Weight:567g
Dimensions:235mm x 156mm x 26mm
Series:A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
What They're Saying

Critics Review

An invaluable resource … Gillick knows the system inside and out and is brilliant at making complex systems easy to understand. If you’ve read her other books (which I recommend you do) you’ll recognize her narrative style, which reads like advice from a caring and well-informed friend.—The Caregiver Space

About The Author

Muriel R. Gillick

Muriel R. Gillick, MD, a physician specializing in geriatrics and palliative care, is a professor in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is the author of The Denial of Aging: Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies and Old and Sick in America: The Journey through the Health Care System.

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