The personal care attendant guide the art of finding, keeping, or being one - Banister, Katie Rodriguez (Demos, 2007)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Title Page; About the Author; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Foreword; PREPARATION: ARE YOU READY TO HIRE A PERSONA LCARE ATTENDANT?; FINDING A GOOD PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT; A GOOD BACK-UP PLAN; BEING A GOOD PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT; WHEN THE CAREGIVER IS A SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER; CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; THE AGING PROCESS AND CARING FOR THE ELDERLY; ATTENDANT CARE- WHAT A SCARE; THIS WASN'T WHAT I EXPECTED; FINAL THOUGHTS; APPENDIX A: DUTY SPREADSHEET; APPENDIX B: THE TELEPHONE INTERVIEW SHEET; APPENDIX C: THE APPLICATION FORM
This unique book will equip people with disabilities, as well as those managing caregivers for family members, with the skills to successfully find, interview, hire, train, and supervise their personal attendants