How to care for aging parents a one-step resource for all your medical, financial, housing, and emotional issues ; foreword by Jennie Chin Hansen

How to Care for Aging Parents is an authoritative, clear, and comforting source of advice and support for the ever-growing number of Americans--now 42 million--who care for an elderly parent, relative, or friend. And now, in its third edition, it is completely overhauled and updated, chapter-by-chap...

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Main Author: Morris, Virginia (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Workman Pub., [2014]
Edition:[Third edition].
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Summary:How to Care for Aging Parents is an authoritative, clear, and comforting source of advice and support for the ever-growing number of Americans--now 42 million--who care for an elderly parent, relative, or friend. And now, in its third edition, it is completely overhauled and updated, chapter-by-chapter and page-by-page, with the most recent medical findings and recommendations. It includes a whole new chapter on fraud; details on the latest "aging in place" technologies; more helpful online resources; and everything you need to know about current laws and regulations. Also new are fill-in worksheets for gathering specifics on medications; caregivers' names, schedules, and contact info; doctors' phone numbers and addresses; and other essential information in one handy place at the back of the book. From having that first difficult conversation to arranging a funeral and dealing with grief--and all of the other important issues in between--How to Care for Aging Parents is the essential guide.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:xvi, 671 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780761166764
0761166769
Author Notes:Virginia Morris is an attorney in the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs.

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