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 |
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New York :
Workman Pub.,
[2014]
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| Edition: | [Third edition]. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: something unexpected. First things first
- Adapting to new roles. Your parent and you ; Caring for the caregiver ; The inner circle
- The golden years. A healthier body ; A happier soul
- Life at home. Tips for daily living ; Getting help ; Paid help at home
- The halls of medicine. Rx for the elderly ; The body imperfect: part I ; The body imperfect: part II ; Matters of the mind ; In the hospital
- Handling the paperwork. Paying the way ; Avoiding fraud ; Paying for health care ; Legal issues
- Home away from home. Moving out, moving in ; An array of housing options ; A good nursing home ; Making the move work
- When they forget. The aging brain ; Living with dementia ; Managing day to day
- The last good-bye. Nearing the end ; The aftermath ; Good grief
- A final note. You're next
- Resources. Useful organizations ; Caregiver's organizer.
- Adapting to New Roles
- Golden Years
- Life at Home
- Halls of Medicine
- Handling the Paperwork
- Home Away from Home
- When They Forget
- Last Good-bye
- A Final Note
- Resources.