Let's talk about aging parents
a real-life guide to solving problems with 27 essential conversations
Let's talk about aging parents
a real-life guide to solving problems with 27 essential conversations
Book - 2024
"Caring for an older relative can be complicated, but this book of conversational scripts and expert advice will help you do the right thing and put your anxieties to rest"--
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Experiment,
[2024]
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| 246 | 3 | |a Let us talk about aging parents | |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b The Experiment, |c [2024] | |
| 300 | |a xii, 243 pages ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1: The house, homecare, and moving out. Is my parent's home ready for them to age in place? -- Does my parent need help around the house? -- How can I work with family members to coordinate my parent's care -- Does my parent need to downsize their possessions? -- Is it time for my parent to move into independent living or a retirement home? -- When is it time for long-term care, and how can we shop for the best option? -- How can we make our parent's long-term care experience as good as possible? -- Part 2: Mental capacity, power of attorney, and safety. How do I know if my parent has cognitive impairment or dementia? -- How should I care for my parent who has dementia? -- What are powers of attorney (POA)? -- What if my parent doesn't have POA set up, and when is it too late to do this? -- What if my family argues about POA? -- Is my parent getting scammed, and what can I do about it? -- Part 3: Love, loss, and hopefully some laughs. How do I cope with all this guilt? -- What if my parent is toxic? -- Why is my parent getting divorced now? -- Do I have to think about my parent having safe sex? -- How can I help my grieving parent? -- How do I deal with my parent's new relationship? -- How can I keep my parent connected with the grandkids? -- Part 4: Health, hearing issues, and horrible driving. What aging-related medical issues should we watch out for? -- What do we do about my parent's hearing problems? -- What do we do about my parent's vision loss? -- What do we do about my parent's incontinence? -- Does my parent have issues with alcohol? -- How can we manage my parent's medications? -- Is it time for my parent to stop driving? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Adult children of aging parents. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002440 | |
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