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Product Identifiers
PublisherAdams Media Corporation
ISBN-101598696483
ISBN-139781598696486
eBay Product ID (ePID)65629214
Product Key Features
Book TitleCaring for Aging Parents : Reassuring Advice to Help You Support Your Loved Ones
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEldercare, Life Stages / Later Years, General
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships
AuthorKathy Quan
Book SeriesEverything® Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal362.6
SynopsisThere are a lot of issues to consider as our loved ones get older. From in-home care to assisted living facilities, there are myriad options available - and each person's needs are unique. Family members need a resource that will answer all of their questions and ease them through this often complicated transition. This helpful handbook guides concerned children as they: decide which level of care is best for their parent; maintain communication and discuss difficult topics; handle home safety issues; manage transportation; find and work with a primary-care physician; navigate insurance paperwork; handle legal issues and questions; and other sensitive issues. From setting up a support network to avoiding scams, this informative guide will help a family decide on - and implement - the best care options for their loved ones., Our parents took great care to make sure we grew up strong and healthy, so we want to be sure that they get the very best. This handbook guides you through the issues such as: deciding when to care for aging parents at home; how to prepare yourself for the home care situation; legal issues and questions; and home care equipment and furniture., There are a lot of issues to consider as our loved ones get older. From in-home care to assisted living facilities, there are myriad options available--and each person's needs are unique. Readers need a resource that will answer all of their questions and ease them through this often-complicated transition. The Everything® Guide to Caring for Aging Parents is a helpful handbook that will guide readers as they: * Decide which level of care is best for their parent * Maintain communication and discuss difficult topics * Handle home safety issues * Manage transportation * Find and work with a primary-care physician * Navigate insurance paperwork * Handle legal issues and questions From setting up a support network to avoiding scams, this informative guide will help readers decide on--and implement-- the best care options for their loved ones. AUTHOR: Kathy Quan, R.N., B.S.N., P.H.N. (Thousand Oaks, CA), has been a nurse for thirty years and runs the Nursing Site (http://thenursingsite.com). She graduated from California State University--Los Angeles with her B.S.N. and Public Health Nurse Certificate. Ms. Quan cared for her father when he suffered from diabetes and experienced heart problems. Together they experienced firsthand the process of applying for disability insurance and getting Medicare through the end-stage renal disease/dialysis process. Ms. Quan is also the author of The Everything® Guide to Careers in Health Care and The Everything® New Nurse Book.
LC Classification NumberHQ1063.6
