by Carrie Bruder (Author)
After doctors diagnosed her mother-in-law with frontal lobe dementia, Carrie Bruder learned through trial and error how to hire and manage caregivers. In this astoundingly helpful step-by-step guide, Carrie shares her invaluable tips on how to hire and oversee a qualified and responsible caregiver for your loved one. Inside you'll discover how to . . . Put your loved one's affairs in order Interview potential caregivers Spell out your expectations for the caregiver with a carefully crafted job description Keep a Daily Journal for your loved one Set rules for a caretaker who will be driving your loved one in a car Issue paychecks to a caregiver Recognize when it's time to fire a caregiver Carrie Bruder, a graduate of the University of Southern California with a dual degree in psychology and communications, provided and supervised caregivers for her mother-in-law for more than eleven years. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three daughters.