Aging Parents, Care Management: Book "Mama Can't Remember..."

Care Management of Aging Parents and Loved Ones (Second Edition)

By Nancy Wexler, MA, MFCC
with Wesley J. Smith and Ron Norman
Foreword by Dan Osterweil, MD

A guide for anyone caring and providing for an elderly loved-one.

Get the answers to numerous perplexing questions, including:

What is a professional "private geriatric care manager" and how can you locate one in your area
How can you become a skillful care manager for your parent?
How can you locate medical specialists in the field of geriatric treatment and care?
How do HMOs, PPOs and other forms of managed care affect your choices?
What is the field of "elder law" and how can you locate an elder law attorney in your area?
Can long-term-care insurance protect your assets?
What are the symptoms of mental disease in the elderly?
What is dementia and what can be done to help its victims and their families?
How do you know when care at home is no longer possible and placement in a facility is necessary?
How can you distinguish the good residential care facilities or nursing homes from the "black holes of Calcutta"?
How can aging parents make their golden years "golden"?

Mama Can't Remember Anymore is now available at book stores throughout the United States, at B. Dalton, Barnes & Noble, Walden, Borders Books and Music, Amazon.com and all independent book stores. If your local store doesn't have a copy on the shelf, ask them to order it for you (ISBN: 0-9629358-2-4). Click here to order.

Read these excerpts:

Chapter 4: Absense Makes the Heart Grow Fonder...
Long-Distance Care Giving

Prologue: A different perspective on aging and caring

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