Description

En esta exhaustiva y práctica guía, Stella Henry, experta en cuidados a largo plazo, ayuda a los lectores a dominar la abrumadora logística y las fuertes emociones que provoca el tomar decisiones respecto al cuidado de nuestros mayores, ya sea un padre, una madre o un ser querido. Basándose en sus 36 años de experiencia como administradora y en el tiempo que pasó cuidando a sus dos padres (uno de los cuales padeció los estragos de la enfermedad de Alzheimer), Henry aborda todos los temas difíciles: la detección de los síntomas de demencia, la redefinición de roles entre hermanos, la forma en que se debe examinar una residencia de vida asistida o un hogar de ancianos, la mudanza y los modos de manejar las demandas de "¡llévame a casa!". También explica los laberintos médicos, legales y de seguros. En estos tiempos en que casi 10 millones de personas en este país necesitan cuidados a largo plazo, la Guía para el Cuidado de Nuestros Mayores es de lectura indispensable.

About the author(s)

Stella Mora Henry, R.N., is an eldercare specialist and the cofounder of Vista del Sol Care Center in Culver City, California. She has been featured in Time, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and on NPR.

Ann Convery has written for numerous magazines. This is her second book.

Reviews

“. . .analytical and caring, professional and compassionate. . . [this] is a book for our times.” — Henry Cisneros, former Mayor of San Antonio and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

“a must-read for adult children of aging parents” — Rosalie Sederoff Gotz, Director, Culver City Senior Center

“Moving and compassionate. . . .I wish that this book had been available to me when I needed it.” — Judy Wunsch, Director of Volunteers, Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties

“I will be recommending The Eldercare Handbook to the families I work with, and to nursing home staff.” — D.A. Brechtelsbauer, M.D., C.M.D., Director of Geriatrics Training, Center for Family Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Board Member, American Medical Directors Association

“realistic and concise”” — Richard Wolfe, M.S., Chair of Caregiver and Kinship Committee of the Los Angeles Department of Aging; Certified Health Care and Operations Risk Manager, CSL

“This is the book you will want.” — Monika White, Ph.D., M.S.W., C.M.C., Senior Research Associate, USC Andrus Gerontology Center in Los Angeles

“This is the most complete and up-to-date book I have read on caregiving and placement issues.” — David W. Trader, M.D., Geriatric Psychiatrist, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA

“Comprehensive and sensitive. . . an excellent introduction to a delicate and difficult problem facing many Latino families. Highly recommended.” — Criticas (starred review)

“The Eldercare Handbook is a must-read for adult children of aging parents.” — Rosalie Sederoff Gotz, Director, Culver City Senior Center

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