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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS/AGING "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 ones Evaluate the pros and cons of retirement communities, adult care centers, nonmedical caregivers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and hospice Determine 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 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.
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Possibly the best gift you could give a caregiver
This is a must read for anyone going through the aging process or taking care of someone that is. A complete and comprehensive resource with tons of expert contributors and links.... buy one and read it today. Have it ready for friends and other family members.
This book is a wonderful resource. For adult children of aging parents it answers all of the questions about senior care that allows them to make smart, financially prudent decisions. I wish this book had been available years ago but it's not too late for people who are faced with determining the best course of action for the senior family members that they love. I highly recommend this book -- it's the Dr. Spock book for the "other end" of the aging cycle!
The Guide to Caring for Parents
I enjoyed reading "Stages." It is the guide to caring for aging parents I have been waiting for. I think this book will help people that are helping their parents make difficult choices. I also realized I'm not planning enough for when I'm a senior.
The must read for us baby boomers...
I'm 47 and my parents are 82 and 73. Are they going to be able to stay at home? If so, what will it take? Are they better off downsizing? Do they have enough money? What does it all cost? My friends are all in the same position I am. Our parents are aging and unlike their parents (when there were very few options) we don't want to see them in nursing homes. A must read for all baby boomers with aging parents.
If you think you're alone trying to care for a senior loved one...you're not! This book is an excellent tool to help you uncover the many solutions available in senior care, and to help you navigate the emotions you'll feel as you try desperately to do what is right for mom or dad.
Excellent basic guide for caregivers
This book will be helpful to those providing care to older adults across a wide spectrum of needs. It is a basic caregiving guide that could ease the burden of care for many years and in many differing care situations. The authors had previously developed a concept called the `40-70 Rule' a guide to how to start the conversation about future care needs. This guide is available free online at [...]. After initial introductory chapters, the book begins with a chapter set at the beginning of the caregiving journey with the care receiver living independently in the community. There are suggestions about how to make the environment safer and guidelines about the costs of these safety measures, and a discussion about the pros and cons of remaining in one's home. At the end of the chapter there are valuable online resources.
The book follows this format of discussion of issues, pros and cons, cost, and resources for caregiving scenarios as they become progressively more challenging from assisted living to the end of life. The Hogans' are the founders and owners of the home care agency Home Instead. I expected the book to be biased in favor of remaining at home with in-home assistance. I was wrong. The book fairly presents the problems and expenses involved in staying in one's home alongside other options and their problems and costs, with discussions of the advantages and disadvantages of each possibility. The resources at the end of chapters are thoroughly researched.
The book continues with discussions of funeral options and expenses that may be especially valuable for families of modest means or with family members living far from the care receiver. There are chapters on financing care, complicating issues, and an excellent chapter on taking care of the caregiver.
I highly recommend this book, and will include it as a resource for everyone in my Eldercare/ Caregiver classes.
Kay Paggi, LPC, NCGC, Certified Care Manager
The book follows this format of discussion of issues, pros and cons, cost, and resources for caregiving scenarios as they become progressively more challenging from assisted living to the end of life. The Hogans' are the founders and owners of the home care agency Home Instead. I expected the book to be biased in favor of remaining at home with in-home assistance. I was wrong. The book fairly presents the problems and expenses involved in staying in one's home alongside other options and their problems and costs, with discussions of the advantages and disadvantages of each possibility. The resources at the end of chapters are thoroughly researched.
The book continues with discussions of funeral options and expenses that may be especially valuable for families of modest means or with family members living far from the care receiver. There are chapters on financing care, complicating issues, and an excellent chapter on taking care of the caregiver.
I highly recommend this book, and will include it as a resource for everyone in my Eldercare/ Caregiver classes.
Kay Paggi, LPC, NCGC, Certified Care Manager
I gave this book to a friend whose parents were getting older. They had health issues and needed help around the house and could not drive anymore. He was considering placing them in a nursing home but did not want to uproot them from their cherished memories and surroundings. He reported to me that the book helped him talk to his parents. They all became more aware of the range of options and services avaialble to help people live safely at home.
What a great resource for anyone desiring to know the options in caring for a loved one. It is easy reading with a wealth of information. I was especially impressed with the overall focus relating to the family caregiver, giving great explaination of options as well as caring for yourself.
A Resource for Family Caregivers
There are a myriad of options available to those caring for seniors. This book acts as a resource, guiding you through decisions to consider. It's well written - and highly recommended.
A Definitive Planning Tool and Reference Guide
This book will open your eyes to senior care planning in a very real and substantive way. Often, families are thrust into a caregiving situation due to a crisis, without any knowledge or experience on how to manage the emotional stress, overwhelming responsibilities, and myriad of options related to caring for aging parents. This book does an outstanding job of providing clarity and sound advice.
I found this book had a lot of very good information for people over 60 and there children
Excellent guide for senior care finally found!
My mother lives 1,000 miles away in a senior independent living facility where she is happy. However, her health has started to decline and although I have medical power of attorney, I am asked to make decisions for her only if she's unable to make them herself. I don't want to be caught off guard in an emergency and so this book has been very thorough for being aware of services, resources, and the differences in living arrangements. She has a great relationship with her brother and sister-in-law, scores of friends, and ties to her community dating back to 1956. She has lived in the same zip code since 1976. Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions
Last year I had asked a pastor who had served as chaplain for an assisted living facility if she could recommend a good book like this. Now, after sharing my copy of this book with her, she has purchased one for the church library and given two copies to members of the church to help them.
My mom is in the hospital now, but I have located excellent (next step) facilities near my home and also near hers, depending on how she recovers, and what She Needs and She Wants next. It has given me peace of mind to know that my research has been thorough, all because of this book!
Last year I had asked a pastor who had served as chaplain for an assisted living facility if she could recommend a good book like this. Now, after sharing my copy of this book with her, she has purchased one for the church library and given two copies to members of the church to help them.
My mom is in the hospital now, but I have located excellent (next step) facilities near my home and also near hers, depending on how she recovers, and what She Needs and She Wants next. It has given me peace of mind to know that my research has been thorough, all because of this book!
The book is very complete, covers all the details necessary to know what to do in the various stages of senior care. I would highly recommend this book for all who need it.
Great summary of the options a family should consider if they are trying to make decisions for an aging parent! Nicely done.
I bought this to give to my adult children, now their father and I are approaching our dotage. Among them and their spouses we have one of every skill we will require except medicine (probably the Most Needed). HOWEVER, just as the shoemaker's children are reputed to have no new shoes, the lawyer's parents have to push hard to get the documents they need. This book does the deal from soup to nuts, from moving to hospice, legal documents to care-givers (let's hear it for daughters--alas, we have only ONE).
Suggestion: get it before you get REALLY old (something that depends on how the combo of genes and self-care have worked for you). It is a tad depressing to think of oneself as so dependent on others.
Suggestion: get it before you get REALLY old (something that depends on how the combo of genes and self-care have worked for you). It is a tad depressing to think of oneself as so dependent on others.
The bood arrived in perfect condition, in a timely fashion. I am very pleased!
Nothing in the book that is not general information available from multiple sources. Should have included some pictures to color with crayons.
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On December 3, 2009, I attended one of Paul's book signings in Fairfax, Virginia. The night before the event I stayed up late rereading the book in preparation for what was to be a large event with several hundred caregivers from the Washington, DC area. The event itself was a typical book signing with Paul doing a great job of personally reaching out to as many of the attendees as time would allow.
Over the course of a couple hours, my job was to video tape as many testimonials as I could from the various caregivers, social workers and other health and aging-related professionals. By the end of the day, I was overwhelmed by the stories of sacrifice (which I consistently hear from caregivers) and how sorely a resource like Stages of Senior Care is needed.
On my drive home I began to feel guilty that I had never shared Stages, or any of Home Instead's caregiver resources, with my own family. You see, my wife's grandparents are 94-years old and had moved home from Florida about three years ago to be closer to family. They were in relative good health when they moved back and made the choice to stay independent by moving into a senior apartment complex.
Over the past couple of years, their health has deteriorated in what seem to be pits and falls (literally). With each of these instances, I watched them grow increasingly dependent on my wife's parents for their care. All the same, my in-laws aren't the type to complain, so we kids (I'm 40) rarely considered the awesome responsibility that had taken over a good part of their lives.
Last week, knowing that my grandfather's health was starting to take a turn for the worse, I ordered a copy of Stages to be sent to my in-laws' house the following Saturday. I have to tell you that I was nervous. I have done very little to help in the care of my grandparents, yet I was sending my in-laws what is essentially a "how to" book on taking care of their parents. I thought about this over the weekend, hoping they wouldn't be offended or think that my gift was an indication that I felt they weren't doing a good job.
Monday morning, on my drive to work, I received a call from my mother-in-law. She sounded different. My normally upbeat mother-in-law was obviously shaken. She started by telling me that my grandfather's cancer had metastasized. This was a tough moment. It was that first instance where you realize the end is near for someone you really love. As I was trying to hold it together for my mom, she went on to thank me for sending the book. I'll never forget the tone of her voice; it went from sounding like she was on the verge of tears to a deep and inner peace. She explained that the book had arrived Saturday morning just after they received news of my grandfather's health and that it was time to bring in hospice. She explained how she opened the book and went straight to the chapter on hospice. She said she read the chapter a couple of times and, even though she had been through this before, it answered many of her questions and prepared her for their initial meeting with hospice later that day.
Finally, she told me how happy she was that she had gotten to spend so much time with her in-laws over the past three years, and how their love for each other and their faith in God has brought her peace. Ironically, I don't think she had gotten to read the afterward of Stages yet but, for anyone considering reading this book, I recommend starting at the back. Paul and Lori's dedication to changing the face of aging is rooted in their faith which they share as the cornerstone recommendation for any family caregiver.
I hope you buy this book. Paul and Lori don't make a dime off the sale of Stages, all of the proceeds go to their non-profit foundation. More importantly, I want you to know that it's not insulting to share this book with a someone who is blessed with the awesome responsibility of caring for others. It might be the most loving thing you can do.