| Edition |
First ed,. |
| Description |
xviii, 254 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-245) and index. |
| Contents |
A time of confusion and uncertainty -- Red flags: ten signs to watch for in your parents -- Denial -- Parent-child role transfer -- Redefining sibling roles -- Unfair promises / fair promised -- "My mother doesn't have Alzheimer's, but..." -- The three stages of dementia -- Caregiver burnout -- Three ways to enter long-term care -- Levels of long-term care -- Where do you start? -- A walk through assisted living -- A walk through a nursing home -- The inquiry with the facility administrator -- More things you should know about before admitting -- CPR: the most misunderstood concept in long-term care -- The first twenty-four hours -- When and how to visit -- "Take me home!" -- Who is the CNA? -- Time to think about the final journey -- Medicare, Medigap, Medicaid: sorting through the maze -- Financial and legal affairs: making decisions. |
| Subject |
Aging parents -- Care -- United States.
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Older people -- Care -- United States.
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Parent and adult child -- United States.
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Aged -- United States.
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Family Relations -- United States.
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Health Services for the Aged -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Convery, Ann.
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| ISBN |
0060776919 |
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9780060776916 |
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