The Educated Caregiver DVD Video Series

Providing care for a loved one is one of the toughest jobs you can ever have.

In The Educated Caregiver video series, you'll meet others who know what you're going through - and who share their experiences, insights and advice. From them and from healthcare professionals, you'll learn skills and valuable strategies for taking care of yourself and your loved one.

Coping Skills, Volume 1, 80 minutes

From those who have shouldered it themselves, learn how to deal with the physical and emotional burden caregivers experience. The video's short, easily viewed segments let you focus on or review specific skills: • Gaining control over a demanding daily routine • Reducing stress • Averting burnout, or "compassion fatigue" • Preparing for when your loved one leaves home • Dealing with natural feelings of helplessness, anger, resentment and guilt

Hands-On Skills, Volume 2, 45 minutes

You'll see step-by-step demonstrations of key caregiving skills you'll use every day, such as: • Caring for bed-ridden patients • Assistance with walking • Transferring from a bed to a chair • Dressing, grooming and hygiene • Assessment techniques • Home safety

Essential Knowledge, Volume 3, 48 minutes

Healthcare professionals share vital information every caregiver needs to know, including: • Communicating with a loved one • Administering medications and understanding interactions • Avoiding and controlling infection • Wound care and preventing bed sores • Ensuring proper nutrition

Available in DVD only.