The Essential Guide to Caring for Aging Parents

A Wise and Practical Guide to Navigating the Complex World of Family Elder Care

Ebook
On sale Jul 18, 2012 | 352 Pages | 9781101585788
As the elderly live longer and health care becomes more complex and expensive, the personal and financial burden placed on families attempting to care for an aging parent is greater than ever. Dr. Linda Rhodes has decades of experience in assisting families to navigate this often treacherous road; and she has her own personal story to tell. This mix of professional wisdom and warm personal insight makes The Essential Guide® to Caring for Aging Parents the perfect guide for anyone in need of an authoritative yet supportive voice to help an elderly parent not only live with dignity, but thrive. Dr. Rhodes shares with readers loads of advice garnered from her years as the Secretary of Aging for the state of Pennsylvania, as well as her own personal story of dealing with her parents' situation, often over long distances.
Dr. Linda Rhodes is director of the Hirtzel Institute on Health Education and Aging and former secretary of aging in Pennsylvania. She is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Caring for Aging Parents; Should Mom Be Left Alone? Should Dad Be Driving?; and The Essential Guide to Caring for Aging Parents, which was honored with a Silver National Mature Media Award. View titles by Dr. Linda Rhodes

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As the elderly live longer and health care becomes more complex and expensive, the personal and financial burden placed on families attempting to care for an aging parent is greater than ever. Dr. Linda Rhodes has decades of experience in assisting families to navigate this often treacherous road; and she has her own personal story to tell. This mix of professional wisdom and warm personal insight makes The Essential Guide® to Caring for Aging Parents the perfect guide for anyone in need of an authoritative yet supportive voice to help an elderly parent not only live with dignity, but thrive. Dr. Rhodes shares with readers loads of advice garnered from her years as the Secretary of Aging for the state of Pennsylvania, as well as her own personal story of dealing with her parents' situation, often over long distances.

Author

Dr. Linda Rhodes is director of the Hirtzel Institute on Health Education and Aging and former secretary of aging in Pennsylvania. She is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Caring for Aging Parents; Should Mom Be Left Alone? Should Dad Be Driving?; and The Essential Guide to Caring for Aging Parents, which was honored with a Silver National Mature Media Award. View titles by Dr. Linda Rhodes