Part One: Getting Ready
1. Is Home Care For You?
2. Using the Health Care Team Effectively
3. Getting In-Home Help
4. Paying for Care
5. Financial Management and Tax Planning
6. Planning for the Life Continuum
7. Preparing the Home
8. Equipment and Supplies
Part Two: Day by Day
9. Setting Up a Plan of Care
10. How to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
11. Activities of Daily Living
12. Therapies
13. Special Challenges
14. Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise
15. Emergencies
16. Body Mechanics—Positioning, Moving, and Transfers
Part Three: Additional Resources
17. Common Abbreviations
18. MS Specialists
19. Other Specialists
20. International MS and Caregiver Organizations
Glossary
Index