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Summary: Well worth every cent. Real world answers to tough issues.
Review: A well formatted, clear and VERY practical guide to all of the things you need to know--and don't know who to ask. A definite "buy" if you think that you'll be taking care of your aging parent anytime soon. Addresses many important topics with clarity and practical advice.
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Summary: A much needed resource on care for the elderly!
Review: As the number of "baby boomer" caregivers increases, so, too, has the number of books on how to best care for our aging parents. Virginia Morris book, How To Care for Aging Parents, is a personal favorite for several reasons. In layman's lingo she addresses almost every concern a caregiver might experience. She provides ample options and suggestions for dealing with those concerns. Additionally, she offers information on community and national resources to contact for help.Details relating to the physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects of aging are addressed as well as dying and bereavement issues. Likewise, housing alternatives, financial, and legal aspects are presented in a readable and clearly detailed manner. The challenge of caregiving for parents can be monumental at times. I only wish that this book had been in print sixteen years ago when I became a caregiver for my father following his stroke. Kudos to Virginia Morris for offering this much needed book. It will inform and encourage anyone who cares for our elderly.
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Summary: A much needed resource on care for the elderly!
Review: As the number of "baby boomer" caregivers increases, so, too, has the number of books on how to best care for our aging parents. Virginia Morris book, How To Care for Aging Parents, is a personal favorite for several reasons. In layman's lingo she addresses almost every concern a caregiver might experience. She provides ample options and suggestions for dealing with those concerns. Additionally, she offers information on community and national resources to contact for help. Details relating to the physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects of aging are addressed as well as dying and bereavement issues. Likewise, housing alternatives, financial, and legal aspects are presented in a readable and clearly detailed manner. The challenge of caregiving for parents can be monumental at times. I only wish that this book had been in print sixteen years ago when I became a caregiver for my father following his stroke. Kudos to Virginia Morris for offering this much needed book. It will inform and encourage anyone who cares for our elderly.
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Summary: Finally, something I can really use!
Review: Caring for my father and now my mother, this book saved me emotionally.I just don't know what I would have done without it. Open at any point and is easily understandable, a real tool with real solutions. Desperate friend calls it her Bible. Easily read,perfectly organized, concise, not cluttered where you have to dig for answers. It has everything, not just medical aspects. I can't say enough other than please just try it.
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Summary: Been there done that...
Review: Find out how many landmines you've walked through uneducated, and how many more there are to come,now armed with knowledge! You'll discover your situation is not exclusive which is the good news...thus giving a little emotional reprieve! This is a wonderful resource book.
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Summary: If you have an aging parent, you must read this book.
Review: I got this book when my father-in-law was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and it was a tremendous help. It provides very clear, practical ways to deal with problems that arise when your parents become unable to care for themselves. It's compassionate and heard-headed at the same time, so it not only helps you cope with the emotions involved in a difficult situation, it helps you actually resolve the situation in a way that is beneficial for everyone concerned. This is an indispensble guide for anyone who is grappling with how to care for an aging parent. I have given it as a gift to many people and they all say the same thing -- "I don't know what I would have done without it."
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Summary: SO HELPFUL!
Review: I saw the author on a talk show and she was great, rushed to get the book, loved it, wonderful resource, refer to it constantly, highly recommend it if you are caregiving now, but especially if you think it is going to happen to you soon. GET PREPARED! Lots of books coming out on elder care now, but this and my other favorite, Elder Rage or Take My Father--Please, are the two best I have found so far.
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Summary: Elder Abuse Colored by Law: Professional Guardianship
Review: Read "The Retirement Nightmare" by Dr. Diane Armstrong. Get the real truth about the fraud and abuse of the elderly and not so elderly. To avoid a professional guardianship, should be of paramount importance. Reports of guardians stealing from their wards' bank accounts and other wise abusing guardianship powers are surfacing with disturbing regularity. 'This problem is going to get bigger and bigger,' says E. Bentley Lipscomb, AARP's Florida state director and a former state secretary of elder affairs. - GUARDIANS DRAWING INCREASED SCRUTINY, AARP Bulletin.
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Summary: A great guide
Review: Taking care of my 90 yr old Grandmother was so difficult. This book gave me so much insight on area's that I had no understanding of. Also helped point me in the right direction to planning at the end.
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Summary: Info on all aspects of the elderly immediately!
Review: The most amazing book I have ever borrowed from a friend to read. It is a most important book to have especially if you are "caring" for an elderly parent (in this case, my 93 year old father)and living many miles away (in my case, 3,000 miles). It is so easy to navigate and it is difinitely written for the layman--it gets right to the point and avoids the reader having to read on and on to get an answer. Very important facts in each chapter are highlighted in gray boxes. Thank you, Ms. Morris, for this great compilation on eldercare.
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