Introduction: Talk early, talk often: My caregiver story -- When should you step in? -- Caring for your loved one at home -- Moving your aging loved one into an assisted-living facility or a nursing home -- Emergencies and life-or-death decisions -- Hospice care for the end of life -- Crucial emotional conversations -- Crucial financial conversations -- How to have crucial conversations when your aging loved one is resistant -- Crucial legal conversations -- Taking care of yourself when you are a caregiver -- The caregiver's cheat sheet.
Summary:
"A comprehensive, straightforward handbook to help family caregivers with sibling and parent-child communication, end-of-life decision making, and guidance for how to help a loved one medically, financially, and emotionally" -- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.