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When Mom and Dad Need Help by Michael C. Campbell

A disabling stroke or disastrous fall can alter older adults’ lives in a second and prompt the need for adult children to make critical decisions in short order and often with limited information. Resulting physical or mental decline may create scenarios that make it difficult or even impossible for elders to live alone.

When Mom and Dad Need Help outlines the importance of discussing care options with parents as well as examining the features, advantages, and disadvantages of living arrangements from home care services to nursing care facilities. The book includes descriptions of lifestyle arrangements from adult day services to dementia care communities, their pros and cons, and even average costs.

Your patients and clients will benefit from the extensive information on elder housing and tactful suggestions on ways to broach with aging parents the subject of decision-making dilemmas that could arise.