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Fragile Years: Proven Strategies for the Care of Aging Loved Ones [Pehme köide]

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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 224 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 210x140x10 mm, kaal: 256 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 20-Jul-2021
  • Kirjastus: Post Hill Press
  • ISBN-10: 1642939463
  • ISBN-13: 9781642939460
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 224 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 210x140x10 mm, kaal: 256 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 20-Jul-2021
  • Kirjastus: Post Hill Press
  • ISBN-10: 1642939463
  • ISBN-13: 9781642939460
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Inside intelligence you will need to make informed decisions, financially and compassionately, when caring for aging loved ones&;whether they are living at home, in a care facility, or in the hospital or hospice care.

Do you have a parent or aging loved one nearing or in the most fragile years of life? Are you considering in-home care for them? Assisted living? A nursing home? Have they endured repeated hospitalizations, or are they facing major surgery? Are they refusing to give up their independence? Do they have adequate savings to pay for care? Are they getting the right Medicare, Medicaid, or VA benefits? This book by a veteran care management professional will help you secure the best possible care.
Chapter One A Crisis for the Aging Like No Other
1(19)
Chapter Two Recognizing Your Loved One's Entry into the Fragile Years
20(19)
Chapter Three Preparing for Your Parent's Fragile Years
39(18)
Chapter Four Finding a Caring Place for Your Parent
57(31)
Chapter Five The Home Care Option
88(13)
Chapter Six Caring for the Memory Impaired and Others with Special Challenges
101(31)
Chapter Seven Pharmageddon: Prescriptions for Disaster
132(18)
Chapter Eight Stopping Repeated Hospitalizations and Overtreatment
150(19)
Chapter Nine Finding Your Way through the Maze of Health Care Insurance and VA Benefits
169(15)
Chapter Ten Providing End of Life Care with Compassion and Grace
184(25)
Acknowledgments 209(2)
About the Author 211
Amy ORourke has worked in the field of aging since high school. She volunteered in nursing homes in high school, and upon college graduation worked for seven years as an activities director in nursing homes and continuing care retirement communities. After graduate school, she became an administrator of health services and a licensed nursing home administrator in a continuing care retirement community for nine years. She owned and operated The Cameron Group, a full-service care management company, for twenty years and is currently working as director of care management for Arosa and owner of ORourke and Associates, a public benefits specialist company. She is a recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year award, a TEDx speaker, and the former president of the Aging Life Care Association.