The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions - Brossura

Henry, Stella; Convery, Ann

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ISBN 10: 0060776919 ISBN 13: 9780060776916

Casa editrice: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2006

Riassunto

An eldercare specialist offers a practical and reassuring guide for readers struggling with the daunting logistics and emotional upheaval of making care decisions for an elderly parent or loved one, tackling such issues as how to spot the warning signs of dementia, redefining sibling roles, how to evaluate an assisted living facility or nursing home, and other medical, legal, and insurance issues. Original.

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“. . .analytical and caring, professional and compassionate. . . [this] is a book for our times.” (Henry Cisneros, former Mayor of San Antonio and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)

“a must-read for adult children of aging parents” (Rosalie Sederoff Gotz, Director, Culver City Senior Center)

“Moving and compassionate. . . .I wish that this book had been available to me when I needed it.” (Judy Wunsch, Director of Volunteers, Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties)

“I will be recommending The Eldercare Handbook to the families I work with, and to nursing home staff.” (D.A. Brechtelsbauer, M.D., C.M.D., Director of Geriatrics Training, Center for Family Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Board Member, American Medical Directors Association)

“realistic and concise”” (Richard Wolfe, M.S., Chair of Caregiver and Kinship Committee of the Los Angeles Department of Aging; Certified Health Care and Operations Risk Manager, CSL)

“This is the book you will want.” (Monika White, Ph.D., M.S.W., C.M.C., Senior Research Associate, USC Andrus Gerontology Center in Los Angeles)

“This is the most complete and up-to-date book I have read on caregiving and placement issues.” (David W. Trader, M.D., Geriatric Psychiatrist, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA)

“Comprehensive and sensitive. . . an excellent introduction to a delicate and difficult problem facing many Latino families. Highly recommended.” (Criticas (starred review))

“The Eldercare Handbook is a must-read for adult children of aging parents.” (Rosalie Sederoff Gotz, Director, Culver City Senior Center)

L'autore

Stella Mora Henry, R.N., is an eldercare specialist and the cofounder of Vista del Sol Care Center in Culver City, California. She has been featured in Time, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and on NPR.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060776919
• ISBN 13: 9780060776916
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 272