Dad's Home Alone. Caring For Your Elderly Parent - Gail Alcorn Mcgonigle

With the miracles of modern medicine there is a growing population of people living to frail old age. This book explains a typical chronology of aging, from independence, to needing progressively more help, to eventual death and it’s aftermath. It discusses how to detect early warning signs such as unsafe driving and a decline in personal care; how to modify the home and provide gadgets that extend safe and independent function; and how to find and supervise caregivers, or be one. It discusses the costs and coverage of care, abuses to look out for, and legal documents. Alternatives in living situations are discussed when one is no longer able to live at home alone. The challenges of caring for a parent through the stages of decline are exemplified by humorous and sometimes poignant stories of the author and her father's journey.

This book, written with compassion and laced with humor, gives its readers the confidence needed to care for their loved ones while still maintaining their health, safety and self-respect.

The final section, “When Its Our Turn,” gives readers food for thought as they approach their own elder years.

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