Name:Bristol Bay: Helping Hands Program Caregiver Guide
Name:
Bristol Bay: Helping Hands Program Caregiver Guide
Definition:
This loose-leaf notebook provides information for family caregivers on how
to care for a patient nearing the end of life. While it contains much of
the same information that mainstream guides include, traditional knowledge
and wisdom sections are also included as well as practical information that
addresses caring for patients in a remote setting.
Category:
Educational Tools - Patient/Family Education
Source:
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
Helping Hands Program
PO Box 130
Dillingham, AK 99576
Contact:
Bob Swope
bswope@bbahc.org
How the grantee used this instrument:
The guide was distributed to families caring for a patient who chose to remain
at home in the village at the end of life.
Keywords:
caregiver information, family information, family training, caregiver training
To use this tool:
Copies of the Caregiver Guide are available in limited supplies from Bristol
Bay Area Health Corporation. Click on the attached order form to view cost
and ordering information. Email Monique Maas, mamas@bbahc.org with questions
regarding product availability and ordering information.
Helping Hands Order Form (MS WORD, 116 KB / 1 page)
To view contents of tool:
Left click on the download link to view the PDF document in your Web browser.
Right-click on the download link to save the document to your computer. Viewing
PDF files requires downloading and installation of the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
PDF
71 KB / 2 pages
Posted August 2003
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation overview page
# BBAHC7, type:patient/family_education
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care is a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation dedicated to long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying persons and their families. Visit PromotingExcellence.org for more resources.
