Family Caregivers and Dependent Elderly: Minimizing Stress and Maximizing Independence (SAGE Human Services Guides)

Much of the burden of caring for the elderly rests on members of their immediate family usually their children, who often have children of their own. Such a situation can create stress, since the aged may require special care that is timeconsuming and wearing. Written by an academic and a practitioner, this is a manual for those who are the caregivers themselves, and for professionals who work with caregivers and who advise on the welfare of the ageing.