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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| A Whole New World | |
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| That Was Yesterday | |
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| An Expanding World of Care Choices | |
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| The Evolution of Senior Care | |
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| Taking Advantage of the Advances in Care | |
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| You, the Caregiver | |
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| Take Pride in Giving | |
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| The 40-70 Rule | |
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| Making the Decisions | |
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| Plan Early and Look Beyond Today | |
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| Start Immediately | |
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| Adult Children Take Note | |
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| Aging in Place | |
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| Universal Design to Make Living Easier | |
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| Use the Latest Safety Technology | |
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| Aging in Village: Networks of Services | |
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| Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities | |
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| Family Care | |
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| Signs That Family Care Is Needed | |
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| Varieties of Family Care | |
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| Financial Cost of Family Care | |
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| Nonmonetary Costs of Family Care | |
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| The Ultimate Gift | |
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| Senior Centers and Adult Care Centers | |
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| Senior Centers | |
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| Adult Care Centers | |
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| Nonmedical Care at Home | |
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| Determined to Stay Home | |
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| Considering a Professional Caregiver | |
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| Full-Time Agency Employees | |
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| Agency Contract Employees | |
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| Freelance Caregivers | |
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| The Beginning of a Beautiful Relationship, Ideally | |
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| Medical Care at Home | |
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| When At-Home Medical Care Is Best | |
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| Some Advice on Choosing a Medical Care Provider | |
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| Potential Hazards of In-Home Medical Care | |
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| Retirement and Independent Living Communities | |
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| Looking into the Future | |
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| Active 55+ Communities | |
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| Continuing Care Retirement Communities | |
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| Assisted Living | |
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| A Profile of Assisted Living in the United States | |
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| Is She Ready to Go? | |
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| Worth the Cost? | |
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| The Next Step | |
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| Skilled Nursing Homes | |
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| An Important Role | |
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| Finding the Appropriate Home | |
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| Financing a Stay | |
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| You've Done Your Best | |
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| Hospice Care | |
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| What Is Hospice? | |
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| Hospice: Then and Now | |
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| Medicare Will Pay | |
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| Coming to Terms | |
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| Choosing a Hospice Provider | |
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| Funeral Services | |
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| Final Gesture | |
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| Picking the Funeral Home | |
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| Think Ahead | |
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| Look Back with Satisfaction | |
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| Bereavement | |
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| The Reality of Grief | |
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| Don't Go It Alone | |
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| Memories Soften | |
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| Complicating Ailments and Issues | |
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| Components of Geriatric Syndromes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Difficult Situations | |
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| Antagonisms Can Get Worse | |
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| Advice on Some Common Parent-Child Conflicts | |
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| When You and Your Siblings Can't Agree | |
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| Financing Care | |
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| Care Is Expensive! | |
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| Financing Alternatives | |
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| Don't Forget Yourself | |
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| Who Cares for the Caregiver? | |
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| Get Others to Help | |
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| Protect Your Body and Mind | |
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| Planning Your Own Future | |
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| Remarkable Senior Performances | |
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| Prepare Now | |
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| Estate Planning | |
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| The Future of Financing Care | |
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| Afterword | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |