Parenting Your Aging Parents How to Protect Their Quality of Life, and Yours!

Top-Selling Book Acclaimed For Bringing Attention To America's Best-Kept Secret: Millions of Families Who Are Struggling To Care For Aging Loved Ones Unable To Maintain A Satisfactory Quality Of Life On Their Own. PARENTING YOUR AGING PARENTS is the first book to provide thirty-to-sixty year olds--the so-called "Sandwich Generation"-- with a unique compilation of the information they need to help their aging parents maintain a satisfactory quality of life in the face of illness, disability, & decline. The authors spoke personally with hundreds of families struggling to help aging parents, & include dozens of anecdotes with the narrative. The book covers everything from vital financial & legal matters required for the most critical moments of caregiving to details of medical insurance, tips on recognizing physical & emotional symptoms, & methods for getting the best possible care from doctors, hospitals, & home support services. Chapters Include: "Issues of Responsibility," "Housing," "Finances," "Medical Care," "Emotional Issues," "Family Issues," & "Death-Related Issues." Complete index & detailed Resource List included. The 304-page, hardcover book, measuring six inches by nine inches, is priced at $21.95. Available through Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Bookworld Services, or direct from the publisher: Key Publications, P.O. Box 6375, Woodland Hills, CA 91365. Toll-free order line: 1-800-735-0015. "Soon to be a major public broadcasting television series (Ten Half-Hours, National Distribution)."Moskowitz, Francine is the author of 'Parenting Your Aging Parents How to Protect Their Quality of Life, and Yours!' with ISBN 9780962441509 and ISBN 0962441503.