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The parent care conversation
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Daniel Taylor |
A comprehensive and empathetic program for addressing, planning, and putting into effect long-term elder careLong -term care for aging parents is a sensitive, often difficult, but ultimately inevitab… |
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Nasty, brutish, and long
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Ira Rosofsky |
A coming of old-age story.In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. No matter how exciting or mundane their lives, theyre now occupying a… |
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The everything guide to caring for aging parents
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Kathy Quan |
Offers advice, tips, and steps to take when caring for an aging parent, including the importance of communication, when to offer assistance, how to handle legal issues, and understanding hospice care. |
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Justice for older people
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Harry Lesser |
"This book demonstrates, using philosophy as well as factual material, why the way older people are currently treated is often unjust and fails to respect their dignity. It aso suggests many ways in… |
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Centers for ending
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Seymour Bernard Sarason |
As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly? According to vet… |
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The Future of Home Health Care
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Victoria Weisfeld,Tracy A. Lustig |
Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. However, there often is not a strong link between med… |
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Learning to let go
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Penelope Wilcock |
How do we, and those who are involved in our care, make wise choices? This book deals with two aspects: the concerns and responsibilities of those entering residential care, and the concerns and resp… |
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Bettyville
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George Hodgman |
"A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother--a tale of secrets, silences, and enduring love. When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Misso… |
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When someone you know is living in a dementia care community
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Rachael Wonderlin |
Writing from her own practice and drawing on the latest research in gerontology and dementia, Wonderlin explains the different kinds of dementia, details the wide range of care communities available … |
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Primary care of the older adult
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Joy A. Laramie,Mary M. Burke |
Multidisciplinary in its presentation, Primary Care for the Older Adult is written for professionals and examines the common conditions and problems faced by older people. The book covers clinical, s… |
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Caring for older people
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Mary Carroll |
I bought a copy of the 1988 edition and found it of value for a second year nursing student or a Licenced Practical Nurse. Much of what is said is obvious for a more experienced nurse. I am a nurse e… |
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Bringing Bubbe home
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Debra Gordon Zaslow |
"Debra Zaslow was humming along on baby-boomer autopilot, immersed in her life as a professional storyteller, wife of a Rabbi, and mother of two teenagers when she felt compelled to bring her 103-yea… |
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Boomer or Bust
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Steve Weisman |
This is the eBook version of the printed book.Social Security is changing. Medicare is changing. Medicaid is changing. Retirement planning is changing. It is imperative in order to survive financiall… |
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Home care for the elderly
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Julie Trocchio |
xi, 161 pages : 24 cm |
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The Caregiver's Survival Handbook
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Alexis Abramson |
One in four families in the U.S. is caring for parents or other senior relatives-and 72% of the primary caregivers in these families are women. This book is written for those 16 million women who are… |
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The Complete Canadian Eldercare Guide
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Caroline Tapp-McDougall |
Expert Solutions to Help You Make the Best Decisions for Your Loved Ones Providing eldercare while holding down a stressful job and a busy home life is a recipe for burnout. It is the worst climat… |
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My mother, your mother
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Dennis M. McCullough |
Family doctor and geriatrician Dennis McCullough recommends a new approach to medical care for the elderly: Slow Medicine. Shaped by common sense and kindness, it advocates for careful anticipatory "… |
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Intermediate Care of Older People
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Siân Wade |
Intermediate care has become a buzzword within health and social care over the last few years. Seen as the panacea for a number of woes, particularly for older people, intermediate care has been held… |
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