LEADER 05463nam 2200625 450 001 9910792102203321 005 20230807204056.0 035 $a(CKB)2560000000365784 035 $a(EBL)2081424 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001515305 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12621959 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001515305 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11480925 035 $a(PQKB)10781586 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2081424 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000365784 100 $a20150714h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe gift of caring $esaving our parents from the perils of modern healthcare /$fMarcy Cottrell Houle and Elizabeth Eckstrom 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cTaylor Trade Publishing,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aPrint version: Houle, Marcy Cottrell, 1953- Gift of caring : saving our parents from the perils of modern healthcare. Lanham, Maryland : Taylor Trade Publishing, c2015 xi, 307 pages 9781493010035 2015000560 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Foreword; PART I. THE AIRPLANE DIARIES; Chapter 1. Colliding Worlds; Chapter 2. First Decline; What I Wish I'd Known. Early Warning Signs of Dementia; Chapter 3. Panic Attack; Chapter 4. Countdown to Advocacy; What I Wish I'd Known. What Is Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer's Disease . . . and How Do You Tell the Difference?; Chapter 5. A New Way of Seeing; Chapter 6. Passages; What I Wish I'd Known. How to Find a Good Memory Facility; Chapter 7. Montavilla Beginnings; What I Wish I'd Known. Moving Day-How to Ease the Transition; Chapter 8. Dallas II 327 $aChapter 9. Visiting HoursChapter 10. The Phone Call; What I Wish I'd Known. Falls-A Leading Cause of Death in Older Adults and What You Can Do to Prevent Them; Chapter 11. Surgery for an Alzheimer's Patient; Chapter 12. It's a Matter of Life or Death; What I Wish I'd Known. A Deadly Fate with Few Symptoms-Dehydration-How to Recognize It and How to Prevent It; Chapter 13. Forsaken; Chapter 14. No Man Is an Island; Chapter 15. Do No Harm; What I Wish I'd Known. The Problem of Pain in Dementia and Why Millions of Seniors Are Suffering; Chapter 16. Return of the Man; PART II. A GOOD ENDING 327 $aChapter 17. A Radical PrescriptionWhat I Wish I'd Known. The Best "Anti-aging" Pill of Them All; Chapter 18. No Senior Left Inside; What I Wish I'd Known. The ABC'S of Exercise; Chapter 19. I'm Not Cedaring; I'm Scissoring; What I Wish I'd Known. How to Ensure Parents' Wishes for Care Are Met-Before a Crisis Hits; Chapter 20. Who's Shelby?; What I Wish I'd Known. What Is a TIA? And What Do I Do If I Think My Parent Is Having One?; Chapter 21. Stories from the Fall; Chapter 22. The Very Best Christmas Ever; Chapter 23. Three Things 327 $aWhat I Wish I'd Known. The Art to Aging . . . Healthfully . . . for Your Body and Your MindChapter 24. I See Little Green Men; What I Wish I'd Known. Come to Your Senses! The Value of Aids; Chapter 25. Delirious; Chapter 26. Paging Doctor HIP!; What I Wish I'd Known. What Delirium Is and Why It's Essential You Know How to Spot It; Chapter 27. "Sometimes It's Better If They Never Wake Up"; What I Wish I'd Known. The Most Important Medical Word That Can Save Your Parent's Life-"Baseline"; Chapter 28. Where Old People Are Sent to Die; Chapter 29. The Lazarus Syndrome 327 $aChapter 30. A Hope and a FutureChapter 31. So What's a Geriatrician and Why Should I Care?; What I Wish I'd Known. The Tsunami Is Coming . . . and Why You Should Be Worried; Chapter 32. Pharmacopeia; What I Wish I'd Known. Too Many Pills-The Fourth-Leading Cause of Death in Seniors; Chapter 33. The Search Begins; Chapter 34. Honey and Dummy; Chapter 35. Mountains and Valleys; What I Wish I'd Known. The Care and Maintenance of Caregivers; Chapter 36. Who's Taking the Trazodone?; What I Wish I'd Known. How to Get a Good Night's Rest-Naturally; Chapter 37. The Art of Caregiving 327 $aChapter 38. Living to One Hundred 330 $aIn the next few years, 66 million Americans will be caring for an aging parent. The desire to help our elders navigate health issues is clear and universal-how to assure proper care and a good ending is not. This book brings the reader into the all-too-familiar scenarios facing our aging parents, and provides the tools needed to help them spend the last years of their life with dignity. Houle and Eckstrom offer answers to the questions we may not otherwise know to ask until it's too late. 606 $aAging parents$xCare 606 $aAging parents$xHealth and hygiene 606 $aAging parents$xMedical care 606 $aAdult children of aging parents 615 0$aAging parents$xCare. 615 0$aAging parents$xHealth and hygiene. 615 0$aAging parents$xMedical care. 615 0$aAdult children of aging parents. 676 $a383.209387454 686 $aFAM017000$aHEA028000$2bisacsh 700 $aHoule$b Marcy Cottrell$f1953-$01470519 702 $aEckstrom$b Elizabeth 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792102203321 996 $aThe gift of caring$93682445 997 $aUNINA