How to care for aging parents
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- ISBN: 0761134263
- ISBN: 9780761134268
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Physical Description
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xxv, 691 pages - Edition New ed.
- Publisher New York : Workman Pub., [2004]
- Copyright ©2004
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Completely revised and expanded." "Includes a complete Yellow Pages of services"--Cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes Internet addresses and index. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.95 |
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How to Care for Aging Parents
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Summary
How to Care for Aging Parents
"The bible of eldercare"--ABC World News. "An indispensable book"--AARP. "A compassionate guide of encyclopedic proportion"-- The Washington Post . And, winner of a Books for a Better Life Award. How to Care for Aging Parents is the best and bestselling book of its kind, and its author, Virginia Morris, is the go-to person on eldercare for the media, appearing on Oprah , TODAY , and Good Morning America , among many other outlets. 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-chapter and page-by-page, with the most recent medical findings and recommendations. It includes a whole new chapter on fraud; details on the latest "aging in place" technologies; more helpful online resources; and everything you need to know about current laws and regulations. Also new are fill-in worksheets for gathering specifics on medications; caregivers' names, schedules, and contact info; doctors' phone numbers and addresses; and other essential information in one handy place at the back of the book. From having that first difficult conversation to arranging a funeral and dealing with grief--and all of the other important issues in between-- How to Care for Aging Parents is the essential guide.