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...
| Main Author: | Morris, Virginia (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Workman Pub.,
[2014]
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
xvi, 671 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780761166764 0761166769 |
| Author Notes: |
050 |