Caring for Aging Parents: A Comprehensive Guide to Medical, Financial, Housing, and Emotional Support

Caring for aging parents can be a daunting task, but Virginia Morris's book, "How to Care for Aging Parents," provides a comprehensive one-stop resource for all of your medical, financial, housing, and emotional needs. With its high-quality binding and pages, this book is easy to read and understand, making it an ideal choice for anyone looking to learn more about gerontology and social sciences. Whether you're a caregiver or a concerned family member, this book will provide all the information you need to ensure your loved ones are taken care of.
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Details of Caring for Aging Parents: A Comprehensive Guide to Medical, Financial, Housing, and Emotional Support

  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 6.3 x 1.7 x 8.95 inches
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 0761166769
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 2.2 pounds
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0761166764
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Workman Publishing Company; Expanded edition
  • Gerontology Social Sciences: Gerontology Social Sciences
  • Customer Reviews: 4.6/5 stars of 526 ratings
  • Dementia: Dementia
  • Aging Parents (Books): Aging Parents
  • Paperback ‏ ‎: 688 pages
  • Best Sellers Rank: #16 in Gerontology Social Sciences#39 in Aging Parents #62 in Dementia

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Elizabeth M Watts: This book is an excellent resource for anyone caring for their aging parents! As a nurse and adult child to four older folks, this book is a God send!

United States on Dec 18, 2023

coletta herbold: If you are caring for an elderly parent....or will be...then you should buy this book.
Super informative.

United States on Jul 23, 2023

Karen Rowe: Lots of information

United States on Apr 13, 2023

leah: I have found this book (including the original version) greatly helpful, especially because of the format of question/answers used and plenty of anecdotal information. I'm very grateful for it. It includes just about every topic you can imagine re: senior care except for one of the questions I grapple with: how often and whom to send thank you notes/food in a nursing home (There are many departments other than the nurses/doctors, such as the dietary, security guards, activities, housekeeping, maintenance,etc). I also wish there will soon be an updated version of this to include how to navigate the nursing home during these covid times. Meanwhile, this book is my go-to book for senior care. Thank you again

United States on May 13, 2022

Lady of Letters: Very good book but remember it is an American book. A lot of the resources don’t exist here. But the day to day dealing with elderly/disabled/dementia relatives is excellent.

United Kingdom on Dec 04, 2021

Mark: Just the job

United Kingdom on Apr 26, 2017

C. Taylor: excellent handbook empathetically written. USA based but generic enough to set you on a path elsewhere.

United Kingdom on Dec 21, 2014

Patricia: I have bought this book for at least 6 other friends. It covers every possible helpful thing you could imagine, from safety tips for your parent's home to going with them to the doctor, being their advocate when they can't keep all the facts straight.
And throughout the book, the caregiver is encouraged to take care of themselves, to not get discouraged, to guard against the depression and anxiety that all of this causes. It is a serious thing to care for a parents and it is not easy.

The lovely 'circle of life' is a nice idea, but in reality---yes, they did care for us as babies and now they need our help---but they aren't babies and they don't want to have to need help at all.
They just want their life to go on as before, with their independence and autonomy.
So we must anticipate their needs, be there to help, and recognize when we need to get outside help, because we just cannot do it all, and maintain our own lives, jobs and families as well as theirs.

This book was an invaluable tool and resource for me.
It's easy to read, look up just the topic you need at the time, in the table of contents or index, ---it does not require that you read it from...

United States on Oct 06, 2014



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Dimensions ‏ ‎ 6.3 x 1.7 x 8.95 inches 6 x 0.81 x 9 inches 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 0761166769 1952693055 0393356310
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 2.2 pounds 1.37 pounds 8.6 ounces
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0761166764 978-1952693052 978-0393356311
Publisher ‏ ‎ Workman Publishing Company; Expanded edition Comerford Publishing LLC W. W. Norton & Company
Gerontology Social Sciences Gerontology Social Sciences
Customer Reviews 4.6/5 stars of 526 ratings 4.2/5 stars of 633 ratings 4.4/5 stars of 10,734 ratings
Dementia Dementia
Aging Parents (Books) Aging Parents
Paperback ‏ ‎ 688 pages 288 pages
Best Sellers Rank #16 in Gerontology Social Sciences#39 in Aging Parents #62 in Dementia #153 in Circus Performing Arts#6,829 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies#7,089 in Cultural Anthropology #31 in Human Geography #57 in Sociology of Class#61 in Economic Conditions
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