When Someone You Love Needs Nursing Home Assisted Living or In-Home Care

About this book

When an aging family member needs some extra help and care whether a parent spouse sibling or friend this is the book to get. It delivers bottom-line no-nonsense practical information for every stage of need from the earliest signs of illness through the nursing home and beyond. Written by two distinguished psychologists with specialties in eldercare counseling and research this frank friendly time-tested guide is meticulously organized to provide answers dispel myths anticipate needs and help you learn strategies for dealing with every aspect of in-home and facility care including caring for the caregiver in the process. Also includes checklists phone and Internet lists budget worksheets questionnaires and a detailed index.