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EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
The best and bestselling book of its kind. Originally published in 1995, How to Care for Aging Parents, with 220,000 copies in print, won a Books for a Better Life Award and was praised as "an indispensable book" (AARP) and "a compassionate guide of encyclopedic proportion" (The Washington Post). It also catapulted its author, Virginia Morris, to national prominence as a recognized eldercare authority on Oprah, Good Morning America, CNN, CBS, and other media.

Nine years later, and the need for the book is mushrooming: the number of adult children caring for a parent has increased from 4 million to 19.5 million, with roughly 80% of the nation's elderly cared for at home. Virginia Morris responds with a completely revised, up-to-date new edition. Expanded from 450 to over 650 pages, it covers all the emotional, legal, financial, medical, and logistical issues in caring for the elderly. There are new sections on expanded housing options, alternative therapies, balancing career and caregiving, and dealing with difficult parents. It covers the biggest change in caregiving--the newfound independence of seniors and benefits of healthy aging--and the reverse: three chapters are dedicated to caring for parents with Alzheimers. At the end of the book is an invaluable 100-page "Yellow Pages" guide to all the resources and services of the enormous eldercare industry.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 17 reviews)

Baby boomers guide to parenting parents by C. Whitehead (So. California)

4 Stars
June 12, 2009
If you are a baby boomer dealing with aging parents and their accompanying moods and views, this book will certainly be an asset. It covers a wide variety of topics from depression to nursing care and more. You have to help yourself if you expect to be of help to Mom/Dad. A great guide!

Still the finest single book on the subject. by T. Ervin (tucson az usa)

5 Stars
May 21, 2009
The best book on the subject (that I've seen, and I've seen a dozen). This was my second copy which we have bought as a loaner or gift for friends who are "entering the process," or may be well into the process as we are. There probably are other great books that focus on particular issues (executorship, documents, dying itself, or specific dementias) but this one seems to cover it all pretty well. It has been like our Bible for the past 5 years. Wherever you may be in your process, this book will have good thoughts you need to read.

Elder Care by P. Beavers

5 Stars
August 22, 2008
This book is an exceptional reference for anyone who may care for an elder, who is taking care of their elder, making funeral arrangements for them, or who is settling their estate. It is comprehensive. The book includes, among other things, ways to approach sensitive topics with one's parents, preparing to contain crisis management, signs that an elder may need help, options, resources and best practices for application at any point from full health through closing an elder's estate. Additionally, the author understands the emotional and physical impact to the care giver and offers very helpful recommendations. This book was a tremendous help to me and, because of its pointers, my father. I used this book for the three years I had the privilege to be my Dad's care giver. I have given this book as a gift to numerous friends who have shared it with their friends and family.

A helpful reference for Baby Boomers with Aging Parents by Marcia Ward (Birmingham, AL)

5 Stars
August 17, 2008
I was alerted to this book by a friend. Originally, I used a library copy, but decided it was so full of information I may need in the future that I purchased my own copy for reference. It is the most help in one place that I have found.

Excellent Information! by CB (Virginia USA)

5 Stars
May 20, 2008
This book was recommended to me by a co-worker who had dealt with the illness and eventual death of her father-in-law. It provided so much excellent practical information that I used immediately in caring for my parents. An added bonus is the reassurance it gives to me and my siblings as caretakers for the ones who once cared for us. Highly recommended!

SIMILAR PRODUCTS

	The Complete Eldercare Planner, Second Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help by Joy Loverde (Author) "Am I doing the right thing?" "I work full-time -- how can I be in two places at once?" "Who's going to pay for Mom's home care?" "How do I bring up sensitive subjects like their money, moving, and not driving?" "Do we need long-term-care insurance?" "Wait! Do I really want Dad to move in?" "Where do my parents keep their legal documents?" "Do they have a will?" Caring for elderly loved ones can be a full-time job--on top of regular work and family responsibilities. How can you cope? The...
	Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent : A Guide for Stressed-Out Children by Grace Lebow (Author), Barbara Kane (Author), Irwin Lebow (Contributor) Do You Have An Aging Parent Who -- Blames you for everything that goes wrong?Cannot tolerate being alone, wants you all the time?Is obsessed with health problems, real, or imagined?Make unreasonable and/or irrational demands of you?Is hostile, negative and critical? Coping with these traits in parents is an endless high-stress battle for their children. Though there's no medical defination for "difficult" parents, you know when you have one. While it's rare for adults to change...
	Eldercare for Dummies by Dr. Rachelle Zukerman (Author) Cope with legal, financial, and medical issues Minimize anxiety and stress and make the later years golden Need help caring for an elderly loved one? This sensitive, reassuring guide provides strategies for assessing older persons’ needs, arranging for care, ensuring their safety, and enhancing quality of life – all while respecting their dignity. You’ll see how to manage physical disabilities and chronic health problems, evaluate nursing homes, and help elders control...
	Caring for Your Parents: The Complete Family Guide (AARP) by Hugh Delehanty (Author), Elinor Ginzler (Author), Mary Pipher (Foreword) Drawing on AARP’s deep wellspring of expertise in the topic, AARP’s Caring for Your Parents offers both sensitive counsel and a practical road map through the complex emotional terrain many of us face as our parents age. This eye-opening book guides readers through a new, creative approach to caregiving that turns familial duty into a journey of emotional development and resolution. Based on a 32-page National Magazine Award-nominated special feature, Caring for Your Parents documents...
	The Caregiver's Survival Handbook: How to Care for Your Aging Parent Without Losing Yourself by Alexis Abramson (Author) One in four families in the U.S. is caring for parents or other senior relatives-and 72% of the primary caregivers in these families are women. This book is written for those 16 million women who are part of the "sandwich generation"-caught between the needs of their elderly relatives and their young families. These women often feel invisible, their own needs unobserved and unappreciated by those around them. The Caregiver's Survival Handbook not only offers practical caregiving...