Author : Hugh Delehanty
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 21,30 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Adult children
ISBN : 140275857X
"Practical advice you can trust from the experts at AARP"--Cover.
Author : Eleanor Cade
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 40,95 MB
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1592858600
A self-help guide for those who have to take care of their aging parents. Caring for aging parents is difficult-it's exhausting, expensive, time-consuming, and under appreciated. And that's under the best of circumstances, when the caregiver loves and respects his or her aging parent. What happens when adult children are asked to care for elderly parents who were abusive, neglectful, or absent? Here is a compassionate and practical guide to facing the psychological and emotional issues that arise when caring for aging parents. Eleanor Cade offers sound as well as personal accounts from individuals who have made the choice to care for difficult parents. The result is a powerful guide to moving beyond feelings of anger, regret, and grief in order to build healthy new family dynamics based on decency and mercy.Target audience For individuals who are caring for aging, dysfunctional parents, as well as counselors and therapists who work with familiesFeaturesan authoritative resource for baby boomers caring for aging parentsdefines differences between "normal" and "dysfunctional" familiespersonal stories validate the experiences and feelings of readers
Author : Dr. Linda Rhodes
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,10 MB
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1101585781
As the elderly live longer and health care becomes more complex and expensive, the personal and financial burden placed on families attempting to care for an aging parent is greater than ever. Dr. Linda Rhodes has decades of experience in assisting families to navigate this often treacherous road; and she has her own personal story to tell. This mix of professional wisdom and warm personal insight makes The Essential Guide® to Caring for Aging Parents the perfect guide for anyone in need of an authoritative yet supportive voice to help an elderly parent not only live with dignity, but thrive. Dr. Rhodes shares with readers loads of advice garnered from her years as the Secretary of Aging for the state of Pennsylvania, as well as her own personal story of dealing with her parents' situation, often over long distances.
Author : Barbara Deane
Publisher : NavPress Publishing Group
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 31,83 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780891095781
If you provide care for your elderly parents, this book will give you the helpful information you need. Includes resource lists.
Author : Virginia Morris
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 21,4 MB
Release : 2004-10-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
Thoroughly updated and expanded, a compassionate, single-volume reference to the many emotional, legal, financial, medical, and logistical issues associated with caring for aging parents covers such areas as nursing homes, finances, finding a good doctor, legal arrangements, redefining parental relationships, and handling emotional challenges. Original.
Author : Liz O'Donnell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 33,74 MB
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1538124661
Working Daughter provides a roadmap for women trying to navigate caring for aging parents and their careers. Using the author’s own experiences as a prime example, it’s ideal for readers who want straight talk and real advice about the challenges and rewards of eldercare while managing a career and family.
Author : Claire Berman
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,34 MB
Release : 2005-12-27
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780805079753
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 confront, while 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--Publisher.
Author : Roberta Satow, Ph.D.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 11,13 MB
Release : 2006-03-16
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1101098821
Now in paperback, one of the first books to help navigate the profound emotional challenges of caring for elderly parents in a strained parent-child relationship.
Author : Kathy Quan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2009-01-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1605507490
There are a lot of issues to consider as our loved ones get older. From in-home care to assisted living facilities, there are myriad options available - and each person's needs are unique. Family members need a resource that will answer all of their questions and ease them through this often complicated transition. This helpful handbook guides concerned children as they: decide which level of care is best for their parent; maintain communication and discuss difficult topics; handle home safety issues; manage transportation; find and work with a primary-care physician; navigate insurance paperwork; handle legal issues and questions; and other sensitive issues. From setting up a support network to avoiding scams, this informative guide will help a family decide on - and implement - the best care options for their loved ones.
Author : Jane Gross
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 20,60 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 030747240X
Wise, smart, and ever-helpful, an essential guide to caring for aging parents. When Jane Gross found herself suddenly thrust into a caretaker role for her eighty-five year-old mother, she was forced to face challenges that she had never imagined. As she and her younger brother struggled to move her mother into an assisted living facility, deal with seemingly never-ending costs, and adapt to the demands on her time and psyche, she learned valuable and important lessons. Here, the longtime New York Times expert on the subject of elderly care and the founder of the New Old Age blog shares her frustrating, heartbreaking, enlightening, and ultimately redemptive journey, providing us along the way with valuable information that she wishes she had known earlier. We learn why finding a general practitioner with a specialty in geriatrics should be your first move when relocating a parent; how to deal with Medicaid and Medicare; how to understand and provide for your own needs as a caretaker; and much more. Includes chapters on the following subjects: Finding Our Better Selves The Myth of Assisted Living The Vestiges of Family Medicine The Best Doctors Money Can Buy The Biology, Sociology, and Psychology of Aging Therapeutic Fibs
