When the Time Comes Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions

Name: When the Time Comes Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions
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ISBN: 9780446581134

ISBN-10: 0446581135

ISBN-13: 9780446581134

Edition: 2009

Authors: Paula Span

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What will you do when you get the call that a loved one has had a heart attack or a stroke? Or when you realize that a family member is too frail to live alone, but too healthy for a nursing home? Journalist Paula Span shares the resonant narratives of several families who faced these questions. Each family contemplates the alternatives in elder care (from assisted living to multigenerational living to home care, nursing care, and at the end, hospice care) and chooses the right path for its needs. Span writes about the families' emotional challenges, their practical discoveries, and the good news that some of them find a situation that has worked for them and their loved ones. And many find…

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List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 6/10/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Paula Span spent nearly 20 years at the Washington Post, first as the New York-based correspondent for the Style section, then as a staff writer for the Washington Post Magazine



Introduction



Staying Put: Home Care



Moving In: The Shared Household



Moving On: Assisted Living



What Else is There to Fear?: Nursing Homes



A Wedding And Two Funerals: Hospice Care


Conclusion


Source Notes


For More Information: Selected Resources


Acknowledgments


About the Author