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How to Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things
"An indispensable guide to dealing with older adults. Theresa DiGeronimo explains many complex issues with masterful simplicity, even the sensitive subject of alcohol and medication problems. This book is a must-have for every family with an older adult." "This sensitive book serves as a practical guide for adult children to communicate effectively with their elderly parents on vital issues addressing the aging process." "A guide for those millions of baby-boomers as they make the journey from being the children of their parents to being their parents' caretakers. This is a difficult role reversal, under the best of circumstances, and Theresa DiGeronimo directs us in the path to this transition with a calm and steady hand."
—Carol Colleran, director of older adult services, Hanley-Hazelden Center, West Palm Beach, Florida
—Michael H. Beechem, associate professor, Division of Social Work, University of West Florida
—Patrick Mathiasen, M.D.
Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (Author)
9780787956165, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 3 August 2001
288 pages
21.2 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.327 kg
How To Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things is a hands-on guide for adult children who want to talk to their parents about many of life's most challenging issues, including sensitive topics such as driving safety, choosing alternative living arrangements, dealing with grief and bereavement, avoiding scams that target the elderly, unwise romances, and much more.This comprehensive and handy resource offers useful guidelines and expert advice that can be adapted to fit your family dynamics. It will give you a solid foundation for building frank and candid communication with your senior parents.
Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Part 1 Health and Well-Being 5 Activities of Daily Living 7 Driving Safety 21 Late-Onset Alcoholism 35 Late-Life Romance 55 Geriatric Care Managers 71 Part 2 Mental Health 87 Grief and Bereavement 89 Depression 103 Dementia 125 Part 3 Housing 139 Choosing to Live at Home 141 Alternative Living Arrangements 159 Part 4 Financial Issues 179 Daily Money Management 181 Consumer Fraud: Cons and Scams 205 Long-Term Care Insurance 219 Estate Planning 235 Part 5 End of Life 255 Funeral Arrangements 257 Chapter Notes 269 General Information Resources 273 The Author 277
Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
