Reviews
Reviewer: Midwest Book Review
Oregon, WI ,USA
Helping Your Aging Parent: A Step-By-Step Guide by William J. Grote is a superbly organized and highly accessible instructional reference and guide to determining when an aging parent needs help, to what extent one should step in and take charge, and presents easy-to-follow instructions and recommendations for the non-specialist general reader needing to navigating the legal and emotional maze of setting up trusts, power of attorney, finding the best and most affordable housing, surviving hospitalization, coping with mental disorders, nursing homes, and much more. An included CD-ROM contains 27 forms and checklists to help one sort through the book's information and put its advice to practical use. Helping Your Aging Parent is very highly recommended for anyone faced with the necessity of assisting their aged mother or father cope with the medical, emotional, financial, legal, and physical problems of old age.
Jess Montgomery, Kapaa, HI
In this very potent book the author takes a hard, detailed look at one of the least discussed, yet potentially most overwhelming dilemmas one will face. Topics include: The setting up of Trusts, Power(s) of Attorney, Alternative housing options, and even hospice care and funeral detail. The 2 most telling chapters are "Surviving the Hospital", and " Dealing With Dementia," subjects rarely broached with such candor. Many helpful and interesting websites are noted- (worstdrugs.com and searchousing.net, to name two), and sample forms and checklists one will find useful are included-( Nursing Home Evaluation Worksheet, Sample Durable Power of Attorney, Sample Life Directive, etc), all of which can be easily reproduced using the included CD-ROM.
That said, the real power of this guide is derived from the many personal reflections by the author, who learned these truths first hand, in the process of helping his own mother during the last years of her life. While the title of the book may be "Helping Your Aging Parent", the message is just as easily that of bringing absolute fullment into one's own life. Everyone should read this book!
"This is the person who took care of you...Reversing that roll isn't always easy- for either of you. It takes time to get comfortable with the idea. Unfortunately, time may not be what you have."
Helping Your Aging Parent leads you step-by-step through the world of elder care. Order Today!