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How to care for aging parents

Morris, Virginia (Author).
Book  - 2004
306.874 Mor
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  • ISBN: 0761134263
  • ISBN: 9780761134268
  • Physical Description print
    xxv, 691 pages
  • Edition New ed.
  • Publisher New York : Workman Pub., [2004]

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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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Syndetic Solutions - Summary for ISBN Number 0761134263
How to Care for Aging Parents
How to Care for Aging Parents
by Morris, Virginia; Butler, Robert M. (Foreword by); Hansen, Jennie Chin (Foreword by)
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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.