Dying at home : a family guide for caregiving

Sankar, Andrea, author.

Contributors: Cassady, CM, author.

2024, Book , xxxiii, 448 pages :

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Publication information:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.
Copyright:	©2024
ISBN:	142144772X
ISBN:	1421447738
ISBN:	9781421447728
ISBN:	9781421447735
Language:	English
Record ID:	4498567
Full edition title:	Third edition.
Format:	Regular Print Book
Physical description:	xxxiii, 448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Date acquired:	April 30, 2024
More creator details:	Andrea Sankar ; with CM Cassady.
Series statement:	A Johns Hopkins Press health book
Series title:	Johns Hopkins Press health book.
Contents note:	Introduction: home death: a return to tradition -- Taking the patient home to die -- Strangers in the home: the use of formal support -- Caregiving -- Social support -- The well-being of the caregiver -- Planning for death and remembrance -- Challenging situations: slowing or hastening death? -- Demystifying death -- Conclusion: living while dying -- Appendix A. Tasks and challenges of caregiving -- Appendix B. Resources -- Appendix C. Legal issues -- Appendix D. Next-step planning after death -- Appendix E. Medical aid in dying -- Appendix F. Pain at the end of life.
Contributor:	Cassady, CM, author.

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