When someone in your family suffers from Alzheimer's disease or other related memory loss diseases, both you and your loved one face immense challenges. For over 20 years this book has been the trusted bible for families affected by dementia disorders. This authoritative guie provides all the practical and specific advice you need to make care ...
In this work, clinical psychologist Mary Pipher, best know for her bestselling book REVIVING OPHELIA, draws on her case studies, interviews, and personal anecdotes to document the emotional transitions people may experience as they approach their senior years.
Virginia Morris cared for her own father during a terminal illness. In this book, she covers what is normal in old age and what is not, and how to redefine your relationship with your parents, as well as medical issues such as how to handle Alzheimer's in a parent, how to provide home care, and how to get professional help such as cleaning ...
With fascinating stories and comprehensive checklists, a professional estate liquidator walks baby boomers through the often painful challenge of dividing the wealth and property of their recently deceased parents' lifetime accumulation of stuff.
Filled with inspiring stories from real people and packed with creative ideas, this thought-provoking book shows readers how to transform caregiving into an act of spiritual growth and personal discovery.
Ronald Reagan's daughter writes with a moving openness about losing her father to Alzheimer's disease. Moving and honest, this is an illuminating portrait of grief, of a man, a disease, and a woman and her father.
Drawing from her 36 years as an administrator as well as her time caring for both parents, one of whom suffered from Alzheimer's, Henry tackles the tough issues from spotting the warning signs of dementia to redefining sibling roles. She also explains the medical, legal, and insurance maze.
Moving, insightful, and above all, honest, "Designated Daughter" speaks to the joys and privileges of bringing generations together toward the end of life. With incredible sensitivity and humor, Fulford recounts her own uplifting story of how she became her mother's closest companion.
For individuals who are involved in caring for aging parents, and for those who see caretaking in their future, this helpful, compassionate guide centers on the emotional stresses and needs of caregivers, while addressing all the practical issues they are likely to confront. From her own experience and that of dozens of other caring adult ...
In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. "Nasty, Brutish, and Long" is a candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare.
Drawing on AARP's deep wellspring of expertise in the topic, AARP's Caring for Your Parents offers both sensitive counsel and a practical road map through the complex emotional terrain many of us face as our parents age. This eye-opening book guides readers through a new, creative approach to caregiving that turns familial duty into a journey of ...
America's healthcare system throws many of the vital decisions costs and burdens back on the family. This book clearly defines a family member's vital role in developing a loved one's care plan.
Written with the busy caregiver in mind, "The Complete Eldercare Planner" equips families with the vital information they need to prepare for an eldercare crisis. A fill-in space allows readers to keep critical medical, legal, financial, and personal records readily available.
Through her own story and through interviews with doctors and other women who've followed the "Daughter Track"--leaving a job to care for an aging parent--Geist offers emotional insight into one of the most difficult situations a son or daughter may face during his or her life.
Abramson, a frequent guest expert on NBCUs "Today," offers practical advice for caregivers of aging parents, and helps them deal with the emotional concerns they face.
Concise and helpful, this terrific resource for seniors--culled from the popular syndicated newspaper column of the same name--covers a variety of topics, from aging to investing, from volunteerism to travel.
Nursing Homes: Getting Good Care There offers concise, easily accessible and authoritative information on how to select and work with nursing homes, proven procedures developed by advocates nationwide, and specific strategies for protecting patient rights.
Burnout -- the complete drain of physical, spiritual, and emotional reserves -- occurs when a caregiver slips into exhaustion or depression. More and more frequently, the responsibility of caring for the chronically ill child, the disabled spouse, or the aging parent falls on a family member. From the decision to be a caregiver to dealing with day ...
In this eloquent collection of essays--from the editor of the national bestseller "Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression"--contributors reveal their experiences in caring for family through illness and death Today, thirty million people look after frail family members in their own homes. This number will increase drastically over the next decade- ...
A complete therapeutic caregiving system for ensuring people with dementia are more functional, both physically and mentally. Moving beyond traditional concepts of custodial care, Bridges presents the "art of cueing" as an essential communication skill and a building block to this compassionate, revolutionary model for bettering the quality of ...
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