The Spiritual and Practical Help You Need  
  
Caring for an elderly parent, ailing spouse, or chronically ill friend can be overwhelming. Lois Knutson comes alongside to encourage and strengthen you with practical advice learned from years of caring for her own mother as well as her experience as a health care chaplain and pastor. Learn how your caregiving can become more meaningful as you discover ways to see your role as a calling from God.  
  
Compassionate Caregiving includes tips for:  
• Caring for yourself as you care for your loved one  
• Choosing a nursing home or other care facility  
• Long-distance caregiving  
• Giving care to the dying  
  
In these pages you'll find workable solutions, reassurance, and confident-building support for your caregiving journey, including Scripture and prayer for your loved one and you. You'll be reminded that you're not alone, for your heavenly Father walks beside you along the way and care for you as you care for others.

Spiritual and Practical Help From a Caregiver  
  
Most caregivers today have no training for the role into which they are thrust. Having been the primary caregiver for her mother, Lois Knutson draws on not only her years of experience, but also her professional training to offer encouragement and assistance to caregivers. Because she knows the situations that weigh down caregivers, Knutson gently builds them up as they continue to care for their elderly loved ones. In addition to practical tips, readers will find ways to care for themselves.  
  
Subjects addressed in Compassionate Caregiving include: how to balance work and caregiving; when and how to find home healthcare or care facilities; long-distance caregiving; how to provide for the dying; and much more.

Spiritual inspiration, encouragement, and practical caregiving tips for those who are providing loving and effective care for the older adults in their lives.

Knutson, Lois D.

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter 1: Caregiving Is a Spiritual Calling

Chapter 2: Becoming and Growing As a Caregiver

Chapter 3: Spiritual Nurture for Caregivers

Chapter 4: Psychological Nurture for Caregivers

Chapter 5: Basic Caregiving Tips

Chapter 6: Helpful Equipment and Professional Home Health Care

Chapter 7: Caring for Parents

Chapter 8: Caring for Your Spouse

Chapter 9: Long-Distance Caregiving

Chapter 10: Celebrating Holidays and Birthdays

Chapter 11: Nursing Homes,Assisted-Living Facilities, and Other Care Facilities

Chapter 12: Dealing With Your Loved One’s Dying and Death Process

Chapter 13: Comfort and Support in Your Bereavement

Appendix A: Care Recipient Information Form

Appendix B: Preplanning Your Funeral or Memorial Service Form

Appendix C: Blessing of the New Home Service

Appendix D: Spiritual Journey Exercise for Individuals

Appendix E: More Bible Passages for Caregivers

Appendix F: Caregiving Web Sites

Endnotes

About the Author

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Spiritual and Practical Help From a Caregiver  
  
Most caregivers today have no training for the role into which they are thrust. Having been the primary caregiver for her mother, Lois Knutson draws on not only her years of experience, but also her professional training to offer encouragement and assistance to caregivers. Because she knows the situations that weigh down caregivers, Knutson gently builds them up as they continue to care for their elderly loved ones. In addition to practical tips, readers will find ways to care for themselves.  
  
Subjects addressed inCompassionate Caregivinginclude: how to balance work and caregiving; when and how to find home healthcare or care facilities; long-distance caregiving; how to provide for the dying; and much more.

Includes expert advice, practical tips, and encouragement for those caring for aging loved ones, as well as ways to care for themselves.

Most caregivers today have no training for the role into which they are thrust. Having been the primary caregiver for her mother, Lois Knutson draws on not only her years of experience, but also her professional training to offer encouragement and assistance to caregivers. Because she knows the situations that weigh down caregivers, Knutson gently builds them up as they continue to care for their elderly loved ones. In addition to practical tips, readers will find ways to care for themselves. Subjects addressed in Compassionate Caregiving include: how to balance work and caregiving; when and how to find home healthcare or care facilities; long-distance caregiving; how to provide care for the dying; and much more.

LOIS D. KNUTSON, MDiv, is a caregiver for her mother and has been a pastor for 25 years. She has also been a nursing home and hospital chaplain, including the Mayo Clinic hospitals. She completed the Geriatric Pastoral Care Institute at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is a nationally sought-after speaker on older adult ministry. Lois was also featured in the PBS documentary And Thou Shalt Honor, which covered the subject of caregiving. She lives in the upper Midwest.

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