Book Description
The best and bestselling book of its kind. Originally published in 1995, How to Care for Aging Parents, with 220,000 copies in print, won a Books for a Better Life Award and was praised as "an indispensable book" (AARP) and "a compassionate guide of encyclopedic proportion" (The Washington Post). It also catapulted its author, Virginia Morris, to national prominence as a recognized eldercare authority on Oprah, Good Morning America, CNN, CBS, and other media.
Nine years later, and the need for the book is mushrooming: the number of adult children caring for a parent has increased from 4 million to 19.5 million, with roughly 80% of the nation's elderly cared for at home. Virginia Morris responds with a completely revised, up-to-date new edition. Expanded from 450 to over 650 pages, it covers all the emotional, legal, financial, medical, and logistical issues in caring for the elderly. There are new sections on expanded housing options, alternative therapies, balancing career and caregiving, and dealing with difficult parents. It covers the biggest change in caregiving--the newfound independence of seniors and benefits of healthy aging--and the reverse: three chapters are dedicated to caring for parents with Alzheimers. At the end of the book is an invaluable 100-page "Yellow Pages" guide to all the resources and services of the enormous eldercare industry.
Customer Reviews:
LIFE SAVING ADVICE.......2007-10-02
This is the best book on this subject I have ever read. THe book takes just the right tone with this sometimes delicate subject. Never lectures, but does strongly suggest the actions one should take in caring for an aging parent. Actually the book title could be broader, it certainly doesn't have to be a parent, this could serve as a primer for caring for any elder person.
I also recently read a hilarious book on the subject of aging, Race You To The Fountain of Youth that made me laugh repeatedly. Race You to the Fountain of Youth: I'm Not Dead Yet (But parts of me are going fast)
I think How To Care for An Aging Parent is a must read for anyone in that situation, or anyone who may one day find themselves in that situation.
Great resource for Caregivers.......2007-09-10
We have given this book to several of our clients, many of whom are long distance caregivers. They've all called to say "thank you". The book is detailed, and provides a step by step guide for caregivers. Extremely helpful for those new to caregiving.
Valerie.......2006-08-30
An excellent resource. Each of the siblings now has a copy and TOGETHER we're dealing with the challenges aging brings.
Excellent guide to tough questions.......2006-06-10
Virginia Morris' book "How to Care For Aging Parents" is the essential reference book for anyone who is or will be caring for the elderly. It is clearly written, carefully researched and thoroughly indexed to provide quick access to all questions. As a psychotherapist I keep this book close at hand to help unsnarl any issues with or about the aging population.
If you think this book might help you, it will........2006-06-08
I'm not one for self-help books, but when my father's Alzheimers began to consume him and jeopardize my mother's physical, mental, and financial condition, I turned to this book for help and found it more valuable than I ever could have imagined. It is filled with easy-to-follow advice and very practical steps that can be taken to address your situation. The author has done so much research and identified so many resources that reading the book saves untold time and agony. I only wish I had found it sooner.
Amazon.com
"The simple truth about elders is this: they want their lives to be validated, and they do not want to die alone," writes eldercare consultant Joy Loverde in her preface to the second edition of The Complete Eldercare Planner. While that desire is entirely valid and compelling, there is an equally real parallel reality: caring for elders is a formidable responsibility, a sometimes daunting maze of financial, medical, personal, legal, and logistical issues. Acutely aware of both truths, Loverde's goal is to provide the caregiver the support and efficient, practical guidance he or she needs to be able to enjoy the often-rewarding and moving experience of caring for an aging loved one. And in an era when the fastest growing segment of the population is those 80 and older (among those, the majority are women), it becomes increasingly important for caregivers, who are themselves one day going to need care, to be informed about eldercare facts.
With a clarity and authority that comes from years of consulting experience, Loverde shares techniques and step-by-step tactics for all aspects of eldercare, from how to first broach the topic with an elder that he or she needs care and finding the best insurance coverage to emergency preparedness and managing the process of dying. Thirteen chapters are organized by a series of plans that instruct and advise the caregiver on how to research, prepare for, and manage a particular issue. An "Action Checklist" and, when applicable, a list of low-cost or free resources punctuate each chapter's end. The chapters on legal matters (estate planning, insurance fraud), money (cost-cutting strategies), and insurance (options beyond Medicare, supplementary coverage, long-term policies) will be particularly helpful to those first grappling with their elder's financial position. While on occasion Loverde's recommendations may seem vague--in some cases there are too many variables for the author be more specific without sacrificing relevancy to all readers--The Complete Eldercare Planner is an accessible, comprehensive, and thoughtful resource that will inspire caregivers in their pursuit of quality health care for the aging. --Rebecca Wright
Book Description
"Am I doing the right thing?" "I work full-time -- how can I be in two places at once?" "Who's going to pay for Mom's home care?" "How do I bring up sensitive subjects like their money, moving, and not driving?" "Do we need long-term-care insurance?" "Wait! Do I really want Dad to move in?" "Where do my parents keep their legal documents?" "Do they have a will?" Caring for elderly loved ones can be a full-time job--on top of regular work and family responsibilities. How can you cope?
The answer is Joy Loverde's The Complete Eldercare Planner, now fully revised and updated with the latest information to help you plan ahead and manage real-life eldercare crises. Everything you need is on these pages, with essential checklists, practical communication tips, free and low-cost resources, web-sites, step-by-step action plans, questions to ask the professionals, record-keeping forms, and The Documents Locator,™ which helps you to always have access to critical paperwork. Here's a sample of what you'll find inside:
EFFECTIVE PLANNING: Where to start -- Getting caught off-guard
COMMUNICARING: Opening up the dialogue -- Turning conflict into cooperation -- Getting everyone in the family to pitch in
CAREGIVERS: How to tell when your elder needs help -- Sharing the care -- Avoiding burnout
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Managing medications -- Coping with hospitalization
MONEY MATTERS: The cost of long-term care -- Ready cash
LEGAL MATTERS: Estate planning -- Elder advocacy
INSURANCE: Getting the coverage you need -- Beyond Medicare
HOUSING: Home suite home -- When Mom or Dad moves in
SAFE AND SECURE: Minimizing distress over distance -- Accident-proofing the home
TRANSPORTATION: When it is no longer safe to drive -- Alternative transportation
HEALTH AND WELLNESS: Taking charge of health -- Communicating with the doctor
DEATH AND DYING: End-of-life issues -- Saying good-bye
QUALITY OF LIFE: Aging with disability -- Family power
THE DOCUMENTS LOCATOR™
Customer Reviews:
Highly recommended........2007-02-13
For those who have been, or will be, managing the health and financial welfare of your elderly parents, this book provides very helpful and detailed guidelines on how to do this with tact and compassion, as well as providing numerous resources. I ordered copies for all of my siblings. Best resource I found on the subject.
Concrete Plan of Action.......2005-11-27
"Am I doing the right thing?" Every adult child of a family member requiring eldercare asks this question. The Complete Eldercare Planner will help today's busy caregivers with medical, financial, and personal issues by condensing hours of research into a concrete plan of action. In one volume, readers will learn about emergency preparedness; how to tell when your elder needs help; talking about sensitive subjects; sharing the care; long-distance assistance; money and legal matters; health and wellness; insurance; housing; safety; transportation; maintaining quality of life; aging with a disability; death and dying; and more.
This carefully designed guide also presents material in an unusually accessible way, with dozens of checklists, step-by-step mini-planning guides, lists of low-cost/free resources, website index, questions to ask with places to write down answers, spaces to record elder's vital medial, financial, and personal information, and more.
Overwhelming Help in a crisis time of need.......2005-07-22
7-22-05 -- Recently I found myself along with 3 other siblings and spouses thrust into new uncharted waters in a totally new season of our lives. Suddenly and without any training we were and continue to this day having to take care of my aging parents. I for one will freely admit that as a child I was never trained, prepared, nor exceptionally gifted to undertake such a task. It is just not the type of thing that you can ever really get to a line and say ready...set...go...and do it very well. Elderly health care in 2005 does not always afford us the luxury of any long preparation either emotionally or financially.
Suddenly unmercifully and usually without warning you hear over the phone in the midst of a busy American routine those words you dread. It's Cancer, a stroke, or replacement surgery, just minor or major operations which means weeks of homecare and hospitalization's, etc., You are suddenly no longer swinging a few bats warming up in the on deck circle there in safety at a bit of distance. But you find yourself thrust into the batters box. You are no longer the stand by just in case fill in player who dressed for the game just in case you would or might be needed. But suddenly with a phone call, you find yourself thrust without any prior warning into the batters box. You are to take charge with 3 others voices and votes, your parents primary healthcare.
Now, if you call a frantic call for "HELP" in the middle of the night when just the week before things were okay a warning, well then, you're doing better than we were. You find yourself suddenly up at the plate with bases loaded, two outs, bottom of the ninth your teams behind 3 runs. To top it off you're facing a 94mph fastball pitcher who also throws a mean slider called the reality of life. You have never been good at hitting these kinds of pitches. Much less being the homerun hitter the team needs at this moment and are all looking to you now for. Then you hear through your wife there is a book available on just such a thing. It allows you to calmly and logically check out all of your options. It tells you in simple language just how you go about walking through this difficult mine field you've been thrust into without training or any real prior warning. It tells you how to do this without losing your mind, your family unity, and most of all your parents dignity.
I found myself literally reading the pages of Joy's, "Elder Care" wonderful "How TO" book on the plane going headed to Florida. I was then going there for my Dad's 80th B-day party as well as a visit to help out for 10 days at my elderly parents. Little did I know then, that I would see those 10 days turn suddenly into 46 long and hectic days I ended up spending there. Little did I realize as I paged through this how to book on Elderly Care that it would be like a daily Bible to me. I was literally reading a chapter ahead of the events as they unfolded in the next days. It was giving me the answers to question I had not yet asked, but found myself doing so in the next days to follow.
As a former Eagle Scout, USMC SGT., Police Officer, Business owner, 20 years as a Lay Minister and being Happily Married to the same woman for over 26 years now, I'd received lots and lots of great training. Even you will have to admit that this background covers a lot of diversified and really good training. But nothing, absolutely nothing, but my Faith prepared me emotionally, physically, or all of us financially for the events that would suddenly and totally unwelcomed show up in the middle of the night. They just seem to attack you without ceasing on these issues when it's "Your Mom or Dad."
Thank you Joy, for the time it must have taken you and the wealth of information this book contains. I personally know that it was truly a Godsend at a time of crisis in our lives. It still today continues to guide us along these slippery slopes. But because of this well timed work of Mercy and Grace, we have maintained as a family, and continued to allow my parents their Dignity and somewhat their independence. I believe this book will help answer the question of the heart on elderly care and give you practical and timely information to steer you to through the minefields of elderly care life. You should have a copy on the shelf in your own homes and be reading it now, if your parents are near or reaching retirement age.
We waited and it caught us totally by surprise. But it didn't catch Joy by surprise...I personally believe that she was obedient to the Spirit of God to produce this work for a time such as this. Our generation will Thank Her one day I believe for her unselfish actions in writing this Elder Care "How To Bible" for the uniformed. The Word of God says that "...my people perish for a lack of knowledge..." I believe that this book is full of knowledge that will help us all in our moments of crisis and bring life and health to all who read it.
Thanks for listening to my lengthy review and a very special Thanks to You Joy. You just keep on writing Joy and we will keep getting filled with the great knowledge we all need and can practically use for our loved ones. God Bless you and again... Thank you from our families hearts to yours.
God Bless You,
David D. Spaulding
I needed two books to care for my mother in law.......2005-05-03
My mother in law needs so much care and we had no clue on what to do. We bought this book and we bought the 36-Hour day. We are completely sure now that we are making the right choices because of the tips in both of these books. I recommmend this book highly.
Excellent Professional Resource.......2005-04-30
I work for an area agency on aging in Oregon and do some work in our Title IIIE family caregiver support program. Unfortunately, in these shaky economic times, the State is on the verge of cutting a large number of our Medicaid clients from nursing home and community based programs -- and we are expecting much more of the burden of caring for the elderly falling to families than is even now the case -- so the more resources that can be made available to them, the better. Joy, keep up the good work! I also appreciated the chapter on caring for difficult parents (I've got two of them, ages 81 and 90, living in a mobile home park in Peoria AZ) -- in fact I lent the book to my sister who lives in Virginia and she found it very helpful during a trying time she had with them last spring.
Book Description
A riveting, often humorous, non-fiction novel that chronicles Jacqueline Marcell's trials and tribulations, and eventual success at managing the care of her aging parents. Elder Rage is also an extensive self-help book with solutions for effective management, medically and behaviorally, of challenging elders who resist care. Includes answers to difficult "how to" questions like: getting obstinate elders to give up driving, accept a caregiver, see a different doctor, go to adult day care, move to a new residence--and includes a wealth of valuable resources, websites and recommended reading. The addendum by renowned dementia specialist, Rodman Shankle, MS MD: A Physician's Guide to Treating Dementia, makes it valuable for everyone from the family to the physician. Elder Rage is required reading at several universities for graduate courses in geriatric assessment and management.
Customer Reviews:
A+.......2007-10-02
What an awesome book--nonfiction meets "can't put it down". If you want to laugh, cry, have your frustrations and feelings validated, learn to cope with caregiving stress, PLUS receive lots of helpful info, this book is for you. A must-read for anyone caring for any type patient, demetia or not!
My copy is worn out from passing it around.......2007-09-02
I showed this book to my walking buddy, my hairstylist, well, just about anyone who ever vented about their frustrating world of elder care. I even sent a copy to my middle-born son in D.C. We need someone who understands and can guide us through the maze. This author does that, and with humor!
Wish I'd read this sooner........2007-08-09
This book was recommended to me about 7 months after my Father's sudden physical collapse. On the third day of hospitalization, he was in full blown dementia with psychotic episodes. This was a man who had been handling their investments and reading the Wall Street Journal just the previous week. Every day brought a new horror and on the fifth day we were told he had last then 6 months to live and we needed to move him from the hospital to a nursing home.
After 7 months of dealing with my brilliant but fading Father in the nursing home and my 85 year old Mother in an independent senior apartment, I found the book gave me a real perspective on just how BAD a situation can be. That eased some of my anxiety since I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Jacqueline Marcell managed to survive and care for her aging parents under a hail storm of dropping shoes.
The story, told quite humorously, really shows how dementia and its effects are under diagnosed in the early stages, how difficult it is for the doctors to get a real feel for the actual patient behavior between visits, and how heartbreakingly difficult it is for a child to wrest control from a parent with dementia, for their own good. It's emotionally and physically exhausting trying to "do the right thing" at every step of the decline, since the play book keeps changing daily.
The last part of the book sums up what she's learned through her experiences and should certainly help others avoid some of the tribulations that she went through trying to get appropriate care for her folks. The information section written by a doctor also spells out the issues of dementia and how to pursue diagnosis and care.
I laughed over her habit of using lyrics and film dialogue to make the little hell she was in more bearable. Since I frequently find my thoughts find homes in lyrics, that was perfectly understandable to me.
The book is reasuring, educational, and helps bring caring for parents with dementia down to a less stormy and more enjoyable voyage for both caregiver and parents.
I liked the book so much, I bought a second one for my girl friend who's Father is in the early stages of Alzheimers. No point in flying blind when you can have a funny, caring copilot like Jacqueline Marcell.
Thank God for Jacqueline Marcell!!!.......2007-08-02
I can't even find the words to thank this author for writing about my own trials and missteps. I was feeling every emotion, guilt, anger, love, sadness, and couldn't wrap my head around the issues I was encountering. More importantly, I thought I was alone. I was ashamed of the negative feelings I had towards my parents; parents that I love--parents that I now have to take care of on a daily basis because they no longer can care for themselves. I was angry with them when I needed to redirect my anger towards the disease that was killing them and changing their very being. Jacqueline is an Angel with a message. Read this book. Laugh with her, cry with her, learn from her.
Learn with Humor & Incite about Caring for Aging Parents.......2007-08-02
With delight I would like to recommend Jacqueline Marcell's book on dementia, entitled "Elder Rage." It is with sensitivity and wonderful humor that she explains her experiences coping with her aging parents and their crises of physical and mental health.
Her humor is wonderful in the book; as facing the mental confusion of loving parents is not something that we can easily smile about. She ends the book with valuable resources, information, and practical solutions to try when we might be faced with such concerns from our own families. This is a troubling topic, growing daily in our aging society...How should we face it; and what should we prepared ourselves for?
This is a great disclosure of interest to the medical society that deals with older patients with fading memories and personality changes, both physicians, family, and the practical staff that care for our elders. Become enlightened about this dark issue that faces so many families as our population ages. This Book-of-the-Month-Book-Club selection,will also let folks know--- that they aren't alone and that there are answers available to help, such as the Alzheimer's Association and local Senior Centers.
Book Description
One in four families in the U.S. is caring for parents or other senior relatives-and 72% of the primary caregivers in these families are women. This book is written for those 16 million women who are part of the "sandwich generation"-caught between the needs of their elderly relatives and their young families. These women often feel invisible, their own needs unobserved and unappreciated by those around them.
The Caregiver's Survival Handbook not only offers practical caregiving advice for these women, but also helps them deal with the emotional concerns they face:
€ Dealing with changing parent/child roles
€ Fostering aging parents' independence
€ Asking for, and getting, help from siblings and other family members
€ Balancing work, family, and caregiving duties
€ Finding time for themselves in the middle of it all
Customer Reviews:
THE BEST book on Caregiving I've ever read!.......2004-08-19
This book in superb. Having an ailing parent, I turned to this book for the helpful tips discussed on the jacket cover. But it was so much more than that....it made me feel understood. The plain-speak and thoughtfulness in the text made the goal of caregiving seem much more attainable....and less overwhelming. The stories and examples of others in a caregiving capacity helped me to feel not alone. I strongly recommend this book, whether you yourself are a caregiver or not, it is a must read book of the year.
Finally great advice for caring for an aging parent.......2004-08-09
The Caregiver's Survival Handbook is a great resource for me in caring for an aging father. The book has given me great ideas on how to plan for his healthcare and his general well being while allowing me to care for my own family. This is the first book I have found that addresses these issues in such a positive way.
Book Description
For women and men who are involved in caring for aging parents, and for those who see caregiving in their future, this empathetic and practical book offers complete coverage of all the practical issues you are likely to confrontwhile addressing the emotional stress and particular needs of caregivers. Claire Berman, drawing on her own experiences, the experiences of many other adult children, and interviews with specialists in the geriatric field, discusses the wide range of emotions that can accompany caregiving. This completely updated edition includes new discussions of the Internet as a tool for seniors new sources of prescription drugs information about emergency response systems recommended exercises and exercise videos and adaptive clothing an extensively revised resources section In a wise and compassionate voice, Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents teaches you everything you need to know to help your parents through the stressful and humbling challenges of aging.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Resource.......2007-01-02
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents, Third Edition: How to Help, How to Survive is a super resource that covrs so many aspects of the aging process of one's parents. It handles many situations and instructs and advises appropriate steps to take.
It talks from many points of view. It deals with sibing issues and how to keep things reasonably fair even if oe sibling is not in the living area of the aging parent while one is nearby. It coers the only child's perspective. Most of all it illustrates proper and improper conduct. This gets you to think about your own situation and how to better handle it.
Most important of all, this wonderful resource has a Department of Aging Directory which will help get you started when you feel overwhelmed. It also makes the caregiver think deeply about his or her own future and being part of a loving environment.
This is certainly a resource you want to keep around during difficult times. It is definitely a difference maker.
Claire Berman Speaks to My Heart.......2004-03-01
Claire Berman's book speaks to my heart. As the child of an aging parent, I have come to realize that the difficulties I face as a caregiver are at least as much, if not more, emotional than physical. Her stories, whether directly related to my circumstances or not, address my raw emotions and help ease the pain.
Her personal style of writing is unusually apt for those who are a parent's caregiver. She addresses care for aging parents from the perspective of a person who has made her own mistakes and learned from them. She writes as a friend rather than an impersonal "expert." I recommend this book for anyone who faces this demanding task.
Phyllis Staff, Ph.D.
author, "How to Find Great Senior Housing"
and
"128 Ways to Prevent Alzheimer's and Other Dementias"
Great info for all types & ages of cargeivers.......2001-07-03
Claire Berman gives fabulous examples for all types of caregiver situations. The information is a valuable tool in handling a wide range of issues, from a parent's early needs, to full nursing care. The book aids caregivers with making medical and financial decisions for elderly parents and finding help in the community without jeopardizing your loved one's independence. In addition, it encourages the reader to find the right caregiver support group and keep a clear focus on your own family needs/priorities.
Very Helpful.......2001-06-16
A most helpful book for reminding yourself how much your elderly parents would not want to be a burden to you, if they were still in their right minds. Lots of advice to make caregiving easier, well written, easy to read. Another great book is "Elder Rage" , which solves the nightmare dealing with difficult elders.
a treasure trove of info no matter how old your parents are.......2000-03-02
Although my mother has some serious health problems, she's still in her fifties, so I hesitated at first to read this book. I thought there was no way it could be relevant to adults whose parents are ill but not elderly. I was wrong. This book was a godsend as my siblings and I scrambled around trying to figure out what we needed to do and how we could do it. I've referred to it again and again, not just for practical help with my mom's needs, but emotional support for myself. What a tremendous resource this book is.
Download Description
"Watching your parents decline and assuming the burden of caring for their physical needs is difficult enough, but you can't allow that to overshadow the importance of their financial needs. After all, what will happen if your parents outlive their savings? In order to be a financial caregiver, you'll need to know how to deal with legal and financial paperwork; government agencies and regulations; a host of insurance, investment, and estate planning issues; and the inevitable emotional and psychological issues that arise whenever money and family mix. In this indispensable guide, two family finance experts who are caring for their own parents' finances provide a basic primer in personal finance for those who are involved in their parents' financial lives."
Customer Reviews:
An invaluable find! Recommended for everyone!.......2004-04-07
I picked up this book after reading about it in Michelle Singletary's column. I can't believe I never knew it existed. I have been struggling to handle my parents' finances and stressing about how to do it fairly, without upsetting my brother and causing family discord. Finally, I've found good, solid advice on exactly how to do this. Not only is this book essential for anyone in my position, but I highly recommend it for anyone who thinks that someday they might be taking care of someone else's finances.
Buy this book if you have a parent who needs your care.......2004-04-02
This book is solutions focused. It offers concise advice that is really helpful. Learn how to broach the tough money questions with parents who never talked with their kids about sex or money. Then learn exactly what to do to improve your parents finances and your own, and their, peace of mind. I recommend it highly!
Book Description
How do you find a nursing home? And can you pay for it? Are you eligible for any financial help from the government? How do you find a good doctor? What is the power of attorney and when do you need it? How do you avoid becoming your parent's "parent"?
Virginia Morris, a health-care journalist who cared for her own father through a terminal illness, has taken a tough subject and turned it into a smart, compassionate, timely book for everyone with aging parents. It's all here-the emotional, medical, financial, and legal issues.
She covers what is normal in old age and what is not, and how to avoid "ageism"-the attitude (prevalent even among doctors) that infirmities of the elderly are just part of getting old. She shows how to redefine your relationship with your parent, leaven it with humor, and temper it with reduced expectations. How to make a parent's world easier to see, easier to hear, easier to get around in. How to cope with incontinence and other physical disorders. What to expect of a parent with dementia or Alzheimer's, and what to do about it. How to provide home care-everything from putting together an easy-to-dress wardrobe to installing grab bars and reflective tape. And how to get professional help, from cleaning services to meals-on-wheels to full-time skilled nursing. Winner, Books for a Better Life Award and a selection of the Rodale Book Club Featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, CNN, CBS and other national programs. Over 123,000 copies in print.
Customer Reviews:
Elder Abuse Colored by Law: Professional Guardianship.......2004-09-29
Read "The Retirement Nightmare" by Dr. Diane Armstrong. Get the real truth about the fraud and abuse of the elderly and not so elderly. To avoid a professional guardianship, should be of paramount importance. Reports of guardians stealing from their wards' bank accounts and other wise abusing guardianship powers are surfacing with disturbing regularity. 'This problem is going to get bigger and bigger,' says E. Bentley Lipscomb, AARP's Florida state director and a former state secretary of elder affairs. - GUARDIANS DRAWING INCREASED SCRUTINY, AARP Bulletin.
Comprehensive Help for Those Who Care for Aging Parents.......2004-05-31
Virginia Morris nails it with this comprehensive volume. She addresses every issue I've faced as a caregiver and more. Her sensitivity and caring shine through every page, and she's packed the book with useful information.
If you're caring for aging parents, start here. "How to Care for Aging Parents" stands head and shoulders above other general caregiving books.
Phyllis Staff, Ph.D.
author, "How to Find Great Senior Housing"
and
"128 Ways to Prevent Alzheimer's and Other Dementias"
EXCELLENT resource!.......2003-07-26
This book is exceptional. The author includes all specifics needed to apply the valuable information provided throughout the book...including phone numbers and addresses. Not only did the book help my husband and I prepare to care for our own parents, reading it has helped us prepare for our own aging process. The information will make things as easy as possible for our single child when we become the "Aging Parents". This book is a must have. I bought one for each of my siblings and also copies for good friends who are also caring for elderly parents.
A great guide.......2001-11-20
Taking care of my 90 yr old Grandmother was so difficult. This book gave me so much insight on area's that I had no understanding of. Also helped point me in the right direction to planning at the end.
Been there done that..........2001-09-10
Find out how many landmines you've walked through uneducated, and how many more there are to come,now armed with knowledge! You'll discover your situation is not exclusive which is the good news...thus giving a little emotional reprieve! This is a wonderful resource book.
Customer Reviews:
A Guide to Sanity!.......2001-08-19
Very practical guide, real solutions, so much I didn't have a clue about, so glad I found it, really helped me, you will use it as a reference book constantly, jam packed with things you need to know NOW. I wish I had gotten prepared earlier for my parents' old age, but I was in denial, didn't want to face it yet, and I've been in such a nightmare. This book helped me climb out of it and taught me what I should have known years ago. Don't wait for a crisis, don't stick your head in the sand, if you get prepared early and know WHAT to do, caregiving can be so much easier. Also, you MUST MUST read "Elder Rage" which is also excellent, and will save your sanity too.
Book Description
Sandwiched between the escalating needs of their aging relatives and their own children, today's adults are caught in an intergenerational squeeze. This upbeat self-help book features case examples that speak directly to Boomers and other caregivers and addresses the feelings at play within themselves and their family system. Complete with up-to-date research findings, Aging Parents, Aging Children offers practical advice and methods to help families cope better during this potentially stressful period of life.
Customer Reviews:
A Great Unique Eldercare Book.......2007-04-08
This is a wonderful "hands-on" text that delineates and clarifies the experiences of both the aging parents and family members, particularly the care-givers. It is clear and sensitively-written and every aspect from diagnosis to planning and placement is comprehensively presented with excellent examples demonstrating "the tightrope that familes and providers often have to walk." Focus on the caregivers and their need to maintain a balanced life adds a critically-important dimension often overlooked in eldercare books. A must read for everyone with aging parents.
A Must Read.......2007-04-03
This book is a necessity in a time when people and their children are living longer and aging together. It is good information for both the general population and mental health professionals. I highly recommend this book to anyone working with older adults and their families and to those who find themselves in this difficult family dynamic.
Loved this book.......2007-03-16
Loved this book. Helped me tremendously with understanding family dynamics - and the fact that we must accept our own aging and that of our elders as a given. I have recommended it to all my patients who say they, too, love it. It is a book for everyone
Aging Parents, Aging Children: How to Stay Sane and Survive.......2007-03-15
As a care giver, I found this book extremely useful in dealing with realities of being a caretaker. It is well written and has many helpful examples of how to handle life challenges.
Valuable Pick.......2007-03-15
I found this book invaluable and refreshing; it deals with an issue that is inevitable and progressive in a clear, comprehensive fashion. This books spells out exactly what goes on in all of us--how to live with and understand our own aging. It's a good choice for a complex issue--everyone should have a copy.
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- Learning C# 2005: Get Started with C# 2.0 and .NET Programming (2nd Edition)
- Life After Death: The Burden of Proof
- Living Gluten-Free For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))
- Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years
- Norman Vincent Peale: Three Complete Books: The Power of Positive Thinking; The Positive Principle Today; Enthusiasm Makes the Difference
- NTC's Dictionary of Spanish Cognates Thematically Organized
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- The View From Pompey's Head
- Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: Official Companion Book to the Exhibition sponsored
- You Will Make Money in Your Sleep: The Story of Dana Giacchetto, Financial Adviser to the Stars
- Contemporary College Physics, Third Edition, 2001 Update w/ updated CD-ROM
- At the Hand of Man: Peril and Hope for Africa's Wildlife
- The Rain Maiden: A Novel
- The Economic History of Eastern Europe 1919-1975: Volume III: Institutional Change Within a Planned
- Trade Shows Worldwide 2000
General
| Aging
| Personal Health
| Health, Mind & Body
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The Complete Eldercare Planner, Second Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help
Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent : A Guide for Stressed-Out Children
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents: How to Help, How to Survive
Eldercare for Dummies
The Caregiver's Survival Handbook: How to Care for Your Aging Parent Without Losing Yourself
Braun IRT 4020 ThermoScan Ear Thermometer
RESPeRATE Blood Pressure Lowering Device
philosophy hope in a jar daily moisturizer
Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
