When Roles Reverse: A Guide to Parenting Your Parents

Sampul Depan
Hampton Roads Publishing, 15 Agu 2006 - 329 halaman
The answers you need—the personal, "been there" advice you can trust.After his father suffered a massive stroke and his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Jim Comer found himself an overnight "parent" at the age of 51. When he walked into his father's hospital room everyone looked to him as the "man who knew all the answers." He soon realized he didn't even know the questions.In ten years of caregiving, Comer has not only learned the questions he has lived them, and with When Roles Reverse he shares his hard-won answers.He learned to deal with hospitals, insurance companies, rehab centers, his father's deafness and his mother's dementia. Through it all Jim has kept his sanity and sense of humor, in the process forging a deeper, more intimate relationship with his parents.With laugh-out-loud humor, Jim deals with improvisational moments for which there is no preparation:You find three gallons of Scotch in your dad's retirement home closet;Your Mother refuses to leave her home of 34 years and can only be coaxed into the car with promises of ice cream;At a crowded Sunday dinner table, your father announces that he wants you to give him an enema after lunch...And offers personal experience and expert insight on the many issues it's absolutely essential to plan for such as:Wills, powers of attorney, and other legal documents every family needsWhich siblings will be there when your parents need them?Selecting a first-rate care facility and getting long-term care insuranceNew Medicaid guidelines and how to qualifyHospice care and end-of-life decisionsWhen Roles Reverse even includes "Fifty Questions that will save you Time, Money, and Tears," a special section designed to help families initiate vital communication and prepare for the crises, confusion and unexpected joys of caregiving.

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A Guide to Parenting Your Parents 23 Fifty Questions That Will Save You Time Money and Tears
Caring for Your Parents Theres No One Right
Home Care
Overview of LongTermCare Facilities 26 Retirement Homes
Assisted Living
The Good
The Bad and the Ugly
A Compassionate Approach to Living and Dying

Go into Her World
You Dont Have to Be an Expert
Opportunities for Spiritual Growth I Could Have Done Without
Im Great in a Tornado but Save Me from the Daily Grind
Oh God Not a Nursing Home
Get Over
Life Behind the Polyester Curtain
Make Friends with the Staff
A Force of Nature Called
Finances and Fundamentals
Going Gently
Unexpected Joys
Creating New Memories
December 2005
Funerals Are for the Living
Got More Than I Gave
What You Dont Know Will Hurt You Legal and Financial Issues
Elder Law Attorneys
Documents Every Family Needs
LongTermCare Insurance
Get It in Writing
Resources Finding the Help You Need
Geriatric Care Managers
Area Agencies on Aging
Medicare and Medicaid Planning
Veterans Benefits
National Agencies
State Insurance Departments and Agencies on Aging
Acknowledgments
Index
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Jim Comer has appeared on The Today Show, written jokes for Bob Hope, Op-Eds for The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, and worked as a speech coach and creative consultant for Fortune 500 companies. He lives in Austin, Texas.

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