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A Pathway to Senior Care in San Diego
Resource Guide for Adult Children and Caregivers to Seniors
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2010
Choosing appropriate and quality care for you or a loved one can be an emotional and daunting responsibility. With the horrifying stories of senior neglect and abuse in newspaper headlines over the years, how do you determine between the good, the bad, and the ugly? In A Pathway to Senior Care in...
Long-Term Care
How to Plan & Pay for It
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
AUDIENCE FOR BOOK:
People who must make long-term care decisions for themselves, a spouse, or other family member.
Anyone who wants to plan for their own or a loved one’s future care needs.
REASONS TO BUY THIS NEW EDITION:
As the U.S. population ages and more boomers reach their 70s,...
The 2030 Caregiving Crisis
A Heavy Burden for Boomer Children
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
The U.S. lacks a long-term care system. The closest it has is Medicaid, a safety net program for the very poor. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 90% of older persons receiving help with activities of daily living (ADLs) in 2011 relied on some "informal" care, from family members...
Are Your Prescriptions Killing You?
How to Prevent Dangerous Interactions, Avoid Deadly Side Effects, and Be Healthier with Fewer Drugs
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
In an epidemic of overmedication, who can you turn to for help?
You most certainly know someone whose life depends on the prescription drugs they take: it may be your husband, who takes sleeping pills to counteract the anxiety his heart medications cause him, or it may be your aging father,...
by Sally White
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
First described as `Shaking palsy' the disease that now bears his name, medical science has thus far been unable to unravel the cause or causes of most Parkinson's cases or to devise a cure. Nonetheless, dramatic progress has been made in treating the disease, which is known to afflict about half...
Unequal ageing
The untold story of exclusion in old age
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2009
This powerful book analyses the vital dimensions of money, health, place, quality of life and identity, and demonstrates the gaps of treatment and outcomes between older and younger people, and between different groups of older people. Written by leading experts in the field, it provides strong evidence...
by Betthni Jiggs
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Knowing the immense responsibility it can become, and while the drama of such an undertaking in your life such as caring for your elderly parent(s) or other loved one(s) can seem insurmountable and complicated, this booklet of vital resources will help lighten your load.
With a combined total...
Come aprire una Casa famiglia Comunità alloggio per anziani
La nuova formula assistenziale improntata alla domesticità e all'affetto familiare
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Nel 2050 per ciascun bambino si conteranno quattro bisnonni, bisognosi di cure e attenzioni che il servizio pubblico non garantisce. Con l’ebook Creaimpresa puoi crearti un lavoro aprendo una casa famiglia per anziani, la nuova formula assistenziale improntata alla domesticità e all’affetto famigliare.
L’invecchiamento...
Taking Care of Mother
An Age of Transition
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Taking Care of Mother: An Age of Transition is an everyday guide to being a caregiver to an elderly person, and in this case, it is the authors mother. Over the period of a few years, she chronicles her mothers need for a caregiver at various stages of her declining health. As this was a new experience...
by Fred Dungan
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
I do not want to convey the impression that Veterans Affairs medical care is hopelessly flawed. However, I am of the opinion that it need to work on its priorities. It is all show and no go, with the emphasis placed on what VIP's see when they tour the hospital or nursing home.
Directors who hire unlicensed physicians should be summarily fired and barred from federal employment.
How to Care for Your Aging Parent... & Still Have a Life!
A Guide for the Sandwich Generation
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
Between marriage, home, kids, job and now an aging parent, those in the Sandwich Generation are perpetually short on time. This Kindle book is short, informative and is not meant to be a step-by-step guide. It is a collection of actionable ideas to help you cope with the care of your aging parent. There...
Taking Care of Parents Who Didn't Take Care of You
Making Peace with Aging Parents
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2009
A self-help guide for those who have to take care of their aging parents.
Caring for aging parents is difficult-it's exhausting, expensive, time-consuming, and under appreciated. And that's under the best of circumstances, when the caregiver loves and respects his or her aging parent. What...
After the Rehearsal Living with Dementia
A Carer's Story
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
At the heart of this book is a carer's story. However, it is much, much more than that. It is a book about being human, about the ups and downs of life, about loving, about trying to make sense and work out, and around the things that life throws at you how you have to find a way of living without...
The Gift of Caring
Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
The desire to help our elders navigate health issues is clear and universal—how to assure proper care and a good ending is not. Combining adroit storytelling skills with expert advice, The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare brings the reader into all-too-familiar...