The Reluctant Caregivers: Learning to Care for a Loved One with Alzheimer's

by Anne Hendershott

Overview

Although Hendershott has spent many years teaching and writing about the sociological aspects of aging, she writes that none of this could have prepared me for the overwhelming challenge of caring for my own mother-in-law in my home. She introduces baby boomers as the unexpected caregivers of the coming decades. The process of family denial about symptoms, work-family conflict, and the unique problems of children of caregivers are explored in an effort to find solutions to the caregiving challenge.

Social science research is made accessible and is coupled with anecdotal information gleaned from interactions with other caregivers and personal experience. Throughout the book, Hendershott shows family caregivers that by gaining insight into their motivations for caregiving and by drawing from family support and help from the community, they can move beyond maladaptive caregiving coping styles, to a rewarding reality-based caregiving experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897897112
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/30/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1310L (what's this?)

About the Author

ANNE HENDERSHOTT is Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She has written and taught about work-family issues and is a frequent presenter at gerontology workshops and conferences.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Moving from Denial to Diagnosis
Family Conflict and Caregiving
Creating a Safe Environment
Children who Care
Solutions for the Reluctant Caregivers
Caregiving and the Workplace
Does This Run in the Family?
Caregiving and Quality of Life
The Caregiving Jourbaney Ends
Bibliographic Essay
Index