When Roles Reverse: A Guide to Parenting Your Parents, Volume 6Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2006 - 312 halaman 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: And offers personal experience and expert insight on the many issues it's absolutely essential to plan for such as: When 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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... Power of Attorney is almost as important as the will because it provides you the authority to act in your parents ' best interest and to make financial and legal decisions for them if they become mentally or physically incapacitated ...
... Power of Attorney , 230 wills , 229-230 " Do no harm " rule , 38 Doug's House , 211 driving privileges , relinquishing , 50–52 Durable Power of Attorney , 230 Dystel , Jane , 113 Eldercare Locator , 264 , 274 elder law attorneys , 217 ...
... Power of Attorney , 230 , 231 Medicare , 64 Area Agencies on Aging , and benefits coun- seling , 207 , 271 , 272 eligibility for , 270 hospice and , 213 in - home care , coverage for , 267 vs. Medicaid , 187 parts of , 270-271 Part A ...
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