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CSU Institute for Palliative Care Offers Complimentary 'Caregiver's
Handbook' eBook in Recognition of National Healthcare Decision Day
SAN MARCOS, Calif., April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- www.csupalliativecare.org,Wednesday, April 16th is National
Healthcare Decisions Day and the California State University Institute
for Palliative Care (Institute) in conjunction with the County of San
Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services,
and Caregiver Coalition of San Diego are making the Caregiver's
Handbook available at no charge on the Institute's website. This
35-page booklet is designed to give the caregiver or one relying on
others for care, guidance in organizing and simplifying your unique
situation. Topics include caregiving, legal and financial concerns
such as advance care planning, health issues, and palliative care.
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Here are some of the topics covered in the free Caregiver's Handbook:
Section 1: About Caregiving - This section includes discussion of: Who
are the caregivers, the receivers, and who else is in the same boat?
It also includes a checklist of personal-information documents and a
place to create a list of who needs to know where they are being kept.
Section 2: Caregiving Services to Help You - Topics include: Top 5
Caregiving Tips, An overview of Respite, Support Groups, Case
Management, In-Home Care, Placement, Assessment and Consultation, and
Protection Through Technology. This section also includes checklists
that cover personal safety and healthcare decisions.
Section 3: Legal/Financial Concerns and Resources - This section
includes information about legal Issues and documents. It also
includes general checklists, definitions (laws very from state to
state) and a list of public benefits that consumers may be eligible
for including websites and phone numbers for specific answers to
questions.
Section 4: Health Care Issues - This section includes tips for talking
to doctors, guidance for medication management, a fall-prevention
checklist and other personal information charts.
Section 5: Self-Care - This section includes reminders for how
caregivers can better take care of themselves while caring for others.
Section 6: End of Life - This section gives a clear definition of
hospice along with guidance as to when hospice should be called and
who pays for it.
Throughout the Caregiver's Handbook eBook there is also information on
the CSU Institute for Palliative Care and what palliative care does to
help reduce suffering. "Palliative care is often confused with
hospice," said Carline Boaz, Associate Director at the Institute.
"What palliative care does is simply improve the quality of life for
patients and families facing serious or chronic illness - whatever the
diagnosis or prognosis. It prevents and relieves suffering by
addressing pain as well as the physical, emotional, psycho-social and
spiritual problems associated with serious and chronic conditions."
Helen McNeal, Executive Director of CSU Institute for Palliative Care
stated, "As families engage in conversations about healthcare decision
making, they will find it's much easier to have a document like the
Caregiver's Handbook eBook to guide them through all of the important
topics without letting discomfort sidetrack these crucial
conversations."
The eBook - Caregiver's Handbook is available on the Institute's
website.
About the CSU Institute for Palliative Care
The CSU Institute for Palliative Care is America's first statewide
educational and workforce development initiative dedicated to
palliative care. The Institute offers professional development and
continuing education courses designed to enhance the skills of current
and future health care professionals. It also delivers customized
corporate educational and community awareness programs designed to
increase awareness of palliative care across California and around the
nation.
Contact: Steve Dahl, CSU Institute for Palliative Care, Email,
760-750-7292
Read more news from the CSU Institute for Palliative Care.
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