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Aging parents : helping when health fails [1984]

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L., Isbell, Lou, Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Cooperative Extension, University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension Service, and United States. Department of Agriculture
Abstract:: Published July 1984. A more recent revision exists. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: information about tax breaks available to older people and to families who provide care and support to older

Aging parents : helping when health fails [2003]

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Extension, University of Idaho. Extension, Schmall, Vicki L., Bowman, Sally R., 1949-, and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: Adults often find an aging parent needs support at a time when their own lives and responsibilities are the most complicated. You may feel pulled in several directions—raising your children, being supportive to a spouse, helping parents, and/or working outside the home—all at the same time. It’s not unusual to...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: older; today one out of eight people is in this age group (Fig- ure 1, page 2). During the 20th century

Helping memory-impaired elders : a guide for caregivers [1987]

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L., Cleland, Marilyn, Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Cooperative Extension, University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension Service, and United States. Department of Agriculture
Abstract:: Published January 1987. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: professionals, share this myth and label disoriented older adults as "senile." Many people fear that aging

Long-distance caregivers and stress

Creator:: Kolb, Karen N.
Abstract:: Grounded in the life course perspective, this study examined stress among long-distance caregivers, asking whether stress levels vary by family relation to the care recipient or by geographic distance. A growing older adult population forecasts a corresponding need for caregivers. Although family members are the primary source of care for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: family relation to the care recipient or by geographic distance. A growing older adult population

Living arrangements in later life

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L., Stiehl, Ruth E., Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Cooperative Extension, University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension Service, and United States. Department of Agriculture
Abstract:: Sooner or later most families face the question of "What shall we do?" when an aging relative begins to have difficulty living alone.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Older People in their Homes ........................................... 7 When Your Relative Refuses

Helping memory-impaired elders : a guide for caregivers [2000]

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Extension, University of Idaho. Extension, Schmall, Vicki L., Bowman, Sally R., 1949-, Cleland, Marilyn, and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: This publication is designed to give family and professional caregivers a fuller understanding of dementia in later life and ways to cope more effectively with the changes resulting from it. In addition to general care guidelines, the publication outlines approaches for handling specific problems —driving, wandering, money management, hiding items,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: GUIDE FOR CAREGIVERS progressive loss of mental abilities that some older people experi- ence

Hiring & working successfully with in-home care providers

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Extension, University of Idaho. Extension, Cleland, Marilyn, Schmall, Vicki L., Bowman, Sally R., 1949-, and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: Despite the challenges, in-home help may be the best option even for a short time. However, deciding what help you need and selecting a worker is a sizable task that requires careful thought, planning, and research. This publication is a guide through the maze of finding, screening, and hiring an...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . • Any religious, racial, or other biases (e.g., a dislike of over- weight people) the care receiver has

Coping with caregiving : how to manage stress when caring for elderly relatives [1987]

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L., Stiehl, Ruth E., Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Cooperative Extension, University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension Service, and United States. Department of Agriculture
Abstract:: Published March 1987. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: can increase the dependency of the care receiver. The ill person who sees few people regularly may

Coping with caregiving : how to manage stress when caring for elderly relatives [2003]

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Extension, University of Idaho. Extension, Schmall, Vicki L., Stiehl, Ruth E., and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: Family members who play a major role in caring for elderly relatives frequently ignore their own needs. Some find themselves virtually homebound and consumed by caregiving tasks. When caregiving is prolonged over months and years, the self-sacrifice is particularly harmful. We have prepared this publication to help you maintain your...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: giving up all activities and rela- tionships with other people. Sacrificing oneself in the care of

New Activity Programs in Long Term Care: Theatre and Eudaemonics

Creator:: Harper, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Educators and other individuals within the long term care continuum along with current gerontological researchers call for consideration of quality of life factors related to aging. Optimal aging applies to physical health, as well as cognitive and socio-emotional health. Each is imperative to a quality of life, specifically in long...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Aging parents : helping when health fails [1984]

Aging parents : helping when health fails [2003]

Helping memory-impaired elders : a guide for caregivers [1987]

Long-distance caregivers and stress

Living arrangements in later life

Helping memory-impaired elders : a guide for caregivers [2000]

Hiring & working successfully with in-home care providers

Coping with caregiving : how to manage stress when caring for elderly relatives [1987]

Coping with caregiving : how to manage stress when caring for elderly relatives [2003]

New Activity Programs in Long Term Care: Theatre and Eudaemonics

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