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Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions
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
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304 pages, Paperback
First published November 6, 2009
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October 8, 2019
There is a bewildering selection of "how to care for the elderly" books. Paul and Lori Hogan, in Stages of Senior Care, wrote one which is worth finding. They teach their readers about critical potential resources for the challenges: professional, non-familial service providers, for example through home health agencies which can provide in-home nursing assistance, or a skilled nursing facility. The Hogans founded Home Instead Senior Care, a chain of franchises which offer in-home assistance ranging from simple companionship to hospice support. The book is admirably balanced - while the Hogans do use their professional experiences with Home Instead for reference, they readily draw on other data and opinions as well.
The book is a detail-by-detail look at all the possibilities, and when they are most appropriately in use. But equally important, the Hogans, with compassion and tact, alert their audience to unanticipated obstacles. Among them: safely managing a parent who develops paranoia as a symptom of Alzheimer's; your own intense, often conflicting emotions about your family; the terrifying financial drain resources can cause. This book gives people some tools for coping.
Lauren Williams, Certified Professional Organizer(R), Owner, Casual Uncluttering LLC, Woodinville, WA USA
The book is a detail-by-detail look at all the possibilities, and when they are most appropriately in use. But equally important, the Hogans, with compassion and tact, alert their audience to unanticipated obstacles. Among them: safely managing a parent who develops paranoia as a symptom of Alzheimer's; your own intense, often conflicting emotions about your family; the terrifying financial drain resources can cause. This book gives people some tools for coping.
Lauren Williams, Certified Professional Organizer(R), Owner, Casual Uncluttering LLC, Woodinville, WA USA
February 7, 2022
Excellent book! A must read for everyone age 40-70+. Great information for helping your parents through their final dependent stages of life AND planning so your retirement and final stages are less dependent upon your kids. I'm (age 67) going to shelve this book with my financial planning notebook and buy a copy for each of our adult kids.
May 13, 2021
Covers all the stages of care, the upsides, downsides and everything in between. A bit less relevant in my case as I'm not located in the US and law are different but the gist still applies. Easy read too!
October 8, 2019
There is a bewildering selection of "how to care for the elderly" books. Paul and Lori Hogan, in Stages of Senior Care, wrote one which is worth finding. They teach their readers about critical potential resources for the challenges: professional, non-familial service providers, for example through home health agencies which can provide in-home nursing assistance, or a skilled nursing facility. The Hogans founded Home Instead Senior Care, a chain of franchises which offer in-home assistance ranging from simple companionship to hospice support. The book is admirably balanced - while the Hogans do use their professional experiences with Home Instead for reference, they readily draw on other data and opinions as well.
The book is a detail-by-detail look at all the possibilities, and when they are most appropriately in use. But equally important, the Hogans, with compassion and tact, alert their audience to unanticipated obstacles. Among them: safely managing a parent who develops paranoia as a symptom of Alzheimer's; your own intense, often conflicting emotions about your family; the terrifying financial drain resources can cause. This book gives people some tools for coping.
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There is a bewildering selection of "how to care for the elderly" books. Paul and Lori Hogan, in Stages of Senior Care, wrote one which is worth finding. They teach their readers about critical potential resources for the challenges: professional, non-familial service providers, for example through home health agencies which can provide in-home nursing assistance, or a skilled nursing facility. The Hogans founded Home Instead Senior Care, a chain of franchises which offer in-home assistance ranging from simple companionship to hospice support. The book is admirably balanced - while the Hogans do use their professional experiences with Home Instead for reference, they readily draw on other data and opinions as well.
The book is a detail-by-detail look at all the possibilities, and when they are most appropriately in use. But equally important, the Hogans, with compassion and tact, alert their audience to unanticipated obstacles. Among them: safely managing a parent who develops paranoia as a symptom of Alzheimer's; your own intense, often conflicting emotions about your family; the terrifying financial drain resources can cause. This book gives people some tools for coping.
The book is a detail-by-detail look at all the possibilities, and when they are most appropriately in use. But equally important, the Hogans, with compassion and tact, alert their audience to unanticipated obstacles. Among them: safely managing a parent who develops paranoia as a symptom of Alzheimer's; your own intense, often conflicting emotions about your family; the terrifying financial drain resources can cause. This book gives people some tools for coping.
Merged review:
There is a bewildering selection of "how to care for the elderly" books. Paul and Lori Hogan, in Stages of Senior Care, wrote one which is worth finding. They teach their readers about critical potential resources for the challenges: professional, non-familial service providers, for example through home health agencies which can provide in-home nursing assistance, or a skilled nursing facility. The Hogans founded Home Instead Senior Care, a chain of franchises which offer in-home assistance ranging from simple companionship to hospice support. The book is admirably balanced - while the Hogans do use their professional experiences with Home Instead for reference, they readily draw on other data and opinions as well.
The book is a detail-by-detail look at all the possibilities, and when they are most appropriately in use. But equally important, the Hogans, with compassion and tact, alert their audience to unanticipated obstacles. Among them: safely managing a parent who develops paranoia as a symptom of Alzheimer's; your own intense, often conflicting emotions about your family; the terrifying financial drain resources can cause. This book gives people some tools for coping.
October 8, 2019
There is a bewildering selection of "how to care for the elderly" books. Paul and Lori Hogan, in Stages of Senior Care, wrote one which is worth finding. They teach their readers about critical potential resources for the challenges: professional, non-familial service providers, for example through home health agencies which can provide in-home nursing assistance, or a skilled nursing facility. The Hogans founded Home Instead Senior Care, a chain of franchises which offer in-home assistance ranging from simple companionship to hospice support. The book is admirably balanced - while the Hogans do use their professional experiences with Home Instead for reference, they readily draw on other data and opinions as well.
The book is a detail-by-detail look at all the possibilities, and when they are most appropriately in use. But equally important, the Hogans, with compassion and tact, alert their audience to unanticipated obstacles. Among them: safely managing a parent who develops paranoia as a symptom of Alzheimer's; your own intense, often conflicting emotions about your family; the terrifying financial drain resources can cause. This book gives people some tools for coping.
The book is a detail-by-detail look at all the possibilities, and when they are most appropriately in use. But equally important, the Hogans, with compassion and tact, alert their audience to unanticipated obstacles. Among them: safely managing a parent who develops paranoia as a symptom of Alzheimer's; your own intense, often conflicting emotions about your family; the terrifying financial drain resources can cause. This book gives people some tools for coping.
August 19, 2010
This comprehensive and well-organized guide provides a plethora of information and advice about the range of possible care situations faced by the elderly. The stages are: Aging in Place, Family Care, Senior Centers and Adult Care Centers, Nonmedical Care at Home, Medical Care at Home, Retirement and Independent Living Communities, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing Homes, Hospice Care. It also covers the role of the caregiver, family relationships (and conflicts), financial planning, and funeral/bereavement issues. The authors are experienced advocates for seniors, and are the founders of Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest provider of nonmedical care for seniors.
September 4, 2012
A well-organized, balanced, and informative look at being a caregiver to an older person. The authors are involved with an nationwide agency that provides in-home caregivers to elderly people, which may be somewhat of a conflict of interest, although they clearly disclose their organizational affiliation. They talk about caregiving to older people with varying kinds of medical and nonmedical needs and the various options available, and the reason why the best choices may change over time.
August 29, 2020
Although this book was written in 2009, 11 years ago, it was still a wealth of information on Senior Care. It not only took the reader through the various stages of seniors as their age complications but it gave a range of options for senior living and gave a ton of resources for caregivers. It helped me to determine which option would be best for my parents in their current situation and gave me the information to help move forward. Excellent book written by caring people.
May 2, 2017
Practical advice combined with a sympathetic voice. Learned some details of medicare, medicaid, and other health care issues that I was not aware of and will be useful.
October 17, 2017
I was reading this book to learn how to prepare myself when I get old. Also I tried to find some advices on how to look after my aging parents who are living in china on their own most of the times. My takeaway from reading this book is that I should start planning for my insurance when I am old as soon as possible. Taking very good care of myself is the best I should do for our children so we won't be a burden for them later. This is also the lessons I learned from my parents.
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