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by Virginia Morris (Author)
The book that answers all the questions you hoped you'd never have to ask.
Hailed as "an excellent resource" by the Family Caregiver Alliance, How to Care for Aging Parents is an indispensable source of information and support. Now completely revised and updated, this compassionate, comprehensive caregiver's bible tackles all the touch subjects, from how to avoid becoming your parent's "parent," to understanding what happens to the body in old age, to getting help finding, and paying for, a nursing home. When love is not enough--and regrettably, it never is--this is the essential guide. Help for every difficult issue:- Knowing when to intervene
- Coping with dementia
- Caring for the caregiver
- The question of driving
- Paying for long-term care
- Sharing the care with siblings
- Caregiving from a distance
- Home care vs. a nursing home
- The hospice option
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Featured on Oprah and Good Morning America, winner of the Books for a Better Life Award, and hailed as an "excellent resource" by the Family Caregiver Alliance, How To Care For Aging Parents is completely revised, updated, and expanded, with nearly 300 pages of new material. Compassionate and thorough, it is a caregiver's bible.
When love is not enough--and, regrettably, it never is--this is an essential guide. Now more than ever.
Number of Pages: 688
Dimensions: 1.8 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN
Publication Date: February 11, 2014
