I want a guide to caregiving. Is there one without taking a course?

i really want to do this job but dont know where to start

Teepa Snow and the 36 Hour Day are aimed primarily at caregivers of those with dementia, I believe. While some issues are very similar no matter what the care receiver has, you might ask their doctors for suggestions of books or pamphlets on caring for persons with their specific impairments.

I was able to get Teepa Snow full length DVDs from a library. They were about two and a half hours each. They are wonderful and I gained numerous insights. Also try the book The 36 Hour Day, also available through a library or bookstore.

Hello gumbolee123,

Here is a guide that we provide from our site.

https://www.agingcare.com/ebook

Hope this helps.

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Ashley T.
The AgingCare.com Team

This is not one specifically on caregiving but I find it helps me have some perspective on all of this stuff and I found it for free at the library:
Counting on kindness : the dilemmas of dependency / Wendy Lustbader

So far my favorite is Teepa Snow. I found a mini series of hers that gives me info a little at a time. The first of the series.
website: youtube/watch?v=sUgPm8RMa48

If the website above is gone, try googling:
Teepa Snow - Making visits valuable.

I have found that by watching it first from beginning to end of the first video. Then, by re-watching it again but now take notes, that I get more info and retain it by doing it this way. I also found that I missed some good info on the first time I watched it.

Oh, she also has in the series about bathing. BUT, I recommend starting on the first video because she Explains how those with dementia think vs. how we think. Don't skip, start from the beginning and work your way to the end (6?)

watch the teepa snow videos on you tube.