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Book SynopsisEldercare 101: A Practical Guide to Later Life Planning, Care, and Wellbeing is the key to making order and peace from chaos and crisis for our elders and their caregivers. Whether used for proactive planning or fast answers, this comprehensive resource offers the steppingstones needed to help a loved one live well through the later years.
Trade ReviewGerontologist and 'aging life-care manager'Saavedra, with the help of other experts on the elderly, delivers on the promise in her subtitle. She divides her guide to caring for parents and other family members into six useful sections: 'Legal Ease,' 'Money Matters,' 'Living Environment Options,' 'Social Considerations,' 'Navigating the Medical Maze,' and 'Spirituality and the End of Life.' Making ample use of boldface type and shaded boxes, she defines such terms as power of attorney (a legal document that gives someone the authority to sign documents and conduct transactions on another person’s behalf) and intestacy (dying without a will) in each chapter and also in a glossary at the end.... [T]his just-the-facts service guide gathers a large amount of good information in one place and fills a serious need: the over-65 population will number 54 million by 2020 and 80 million by 2030. Saavedra’s book will get a lot of use. * Booklist *
What sets Eldercare 101 apart from other guides to family decision making in later life is the unique approach taken by Saavedra and her co-authors. Older adults and those who care about and for them are viewed holistically and reverentially. The complex issues they face together are considered in ways that are both practical and inspirational. I anticipate that this guide will become a valuable and indispensable resource for many. -- Jennifer Sasser, Phd, Educational Gerontologist, author, and convener of the Gero-Punk Project
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction 1: LEGAL EASE / Sara K. Yen, JD, LLM 2: MONEY MATTERS / Theresa Giddings, CPA, CFP® 3: LIVING ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS FOR ELDERS/ Susan Cain McCarty, MAIS, CSA 4: SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ELDERS/ Susan Cain McCarty, MAIS, CSA 5: NAVIGATING THE MEDICAL MAZE / Joyce Sjoberg, MA, RN, CMC 6: SPIRITUALITY AND THE END(S) OF LIFE: CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE CARED-FOR AND THEIR CARE-GIVERS / Rev. Lawrence Hansen, BCC/CFHPC, CT Glossary Meet the Authors
