Eldercare 911: The Caregiver's Complete Handbook for Making Decisions - Softcover

Susan Beerman, M.S., M.S.W. (Fresh Meadows, NY), is president of Barrister Consulting Services, which specializes in eldercare management. She is also cofounder and Director of Education for Successful Elder Caregiving.
Judith B. Rappaport-Musson, CSA (Jupiter, FL) is a Certified Senior Advisor and the founder and president of Successful Elder Caregiving, which provides workshops, and newsletters for caregivers. She is also a founding partner of Preferred Client Services, which specializes in eldercare management.

Discovering that older parents need assistance because of physical illness or frailty can seem like an emergency situation to the adult children who must arrange for their care. This handy guide covers a variety of caregiving situations, including those common to other caregiving books locating services, managing medications, understanding benefits, choosing a nursing home, coping with memory loss, and hiring and handling in-home help. But social worker Beerman and Rappaport-Musson, a certified senior adviser, address important topics not often covered elsewhere making the decision to become a caregiver (or deciding not to); helping a parent who refuses help; recognizing signs of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and recognizing drug or alcohol abuse. Writing primarily for women, who shoulder most caregiving responsibilities, the authors offer much supportive advice as well as anecdotes from other caregivers showing how to counteract the physical and emotional toll that caregiving responsibilities can exact. The concise chapters can be read as needed. Unfortunately, the scanty resource list includes only major government and disease-specific web sites, and readers looking for in-depth details on specific disorders, caregiving skills, or benefit programs will need to consult Linda Colvin Rhodes's The Complete Idiot's Guide to Caring for Aging Parents, American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving, or Consumer Reports Guide to Health Services for Seniors. Nevertheless, this is a good addition to larger senior health collections. Karen McNally Bensing, Benjamin Rose Lib., Cleveland
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