When Aging Parents Can't Live Alone : A Practical Family Guide

by Rubenson, Ellen B.

• ISBN13: 9780737303209
• ISBN10: 0737303204
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-11
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

Written for those affected by an elderly parent's inability to continue living autonomously, When Aging Parents Can't Live Alone provides comprehensive information on in-house help, retirement communities, assisted living options, and nursing facilities. Financial, medical, and emotional considerations are discussed, enabling families to make healthy decisions about this sometimes delicate adn emotional situation.

Author Biography

Ellen F. Rubenson, M.S.W., has worked in the field of social services and health care for over fifteen years. Presently, she is a medical case manager with Providence Medford Medical Center in Oregon Ellen F. Rubenson, M.S.W., is a medical case manager with Providence Medford Medical Center in Oregon.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
There's No Place Like Home: Independent Living	1	(22)
Living with Your Family	23	(30)
Getting Help in Your Home	53	(28)
Living in a Retirement Community	81	(28)
Living in an Assisted Living Facility	109	(18)
Living in an Adult-Care Home	127	(22)
Understanding Hospital Acute Care	149	(32)
Understanding Nursing Facilities	181	(34)
Understanding Rehabilitation Centers	215	(38)
Using Home Health and Hospice Care	253	(16)
Your Guide to Resources	269	(76)
Glossary	345	(6)
Appendix A Using the Yellow Pages in Your Telephone Book	351	(2)
Appendix B State Agencies on Aging	353	(10)
Appendix C State Long-Term-Care Ombudsmen	363	(8)
Appendix D Helpful Books, Magazines, Newsletters, Catalogs, and Videos	371	(12)
Appendix E helpful Forms	383	(6)
Index	389