Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions

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"Informative. Complete. And practical. This book will guide family caregivers through the surprisingly complex world of senior care."
-MEHMET OZ, M.D., New York Times bestselling coauthor of YOU: The Owner's Manual: The Complete All-in-One Care Guide

Choosing the best care for your aging parents and other seniors in your life is not only complex, with multiple options available, it's also highly personal and often emotional. This essential resource-written by the founders of Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest provider of nonmedical care for seniors-guides you through a comprehensive range of things to consider, step by step, so you can make better informed decisions and be confident that the senior in your life is receiving the best care possible. Checklists and diagnostics will help you:

Decide if at-home care is the right choice for you and your loved onesEvaluate the pros and cons of retirement communities, adult care centers, nonmedical caregivers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and hospiceDetermine the costs of senior care options and find helpful support networks

"This is not just another book about caring for aging parents. It's a great reference you'll use again and again. Stages doesn't shy away from the hard questions. Rather, it shows you how to confront them."-SUZANNE MINTZ, President/CEO, National Family Caregivers Association

"Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, this salient volume compassionately addresses a full range of hard-to-discuss subjects."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

All of the authors' profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation.

Paul and Lori Hogan founded Home Instead Senior Care in 1994. Now with 850 offices in 15 countries, Home Instead is recognized as a global leader and authority on senior care. Visit them at Paul and Lori Hogan co-founded Home Instead Senior Care in 1994.The Home Instead Senior Care franchise network has grown from one franchise in Omaha to more than 800 worldwide. The company is the global leader in non-medical, in-home care for seniors. The Hogans have won awards for their franchise business model.

Stages of Senior Care
Introduction
Chapter 1. Facing Reality
Chapter 2. This Isn't Your Father's World
Chapter 3. You're Not Alone
Chapter 4. Whose Decision Is It, Any Way?
Chapter 5. How Do I Decide?
Chapter 6. Following the 40-70 Rule
Chapter 7. Family Care - There's a Price to Be Paid for Doing What's Right
Chapter 8. Entering the System: Senior Centers and Adult Day Care
Chapter 9. About In-Home Non-Medical Care
Chapter 10. About In-Home Medical Care
Chapter 11. About Independent Living Communities
Chapter 12. About Assisted Living Centers
Chapter 13. About Skilled Nursing Homes
Chapter 14. Hospice
Chapter 15. Special Situations & Circumstances
Chapter 16. Bereavement Services
Chapter 17. It's Not Always Easy
Chapter 18. Sometimes It IS About the Money - Financing Care
Chapter 19. Don't Forget You: Caring for Yourself
Chapter 20. We're All Going to Be There Someday
Appendix: Tools You Need to Guide You Successfully Through