How to Have Fun with Your Aging Parents

How to Have Fun with Your Aging Parents
Author: Christina Britton Conroy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2017-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781934912775

A step-by-step manual for adults who love and care for older adults One afternoon, music therapist Christina Britton Conroy was taking nursing home residents to activities. She was thrilled when a sweet, disoriented lady joined her group. "Mary, it's so good to see you. Do you want to go to the Bible study or BINGO?" she asked. Mary replied, "I want to go to Lithuania." "An insightful, unique approach to helping people cope with the demands of dealing with the elderly. The writing is entertaining and insightful." -- John J. Daly, M.D., NYC Police Surgeon, St. Vincent's Hospital, NYC ..". social workers, nursing-home and community center staffers, psychologists, and family members of patients with dementia/Alzheimer's could all benefit from this information." -- Judy Foust, RN, US Army Hospital, retired, Low Vision Nursing Specialist, Lighthouse NYC ..". a great resource for caregivers, whether they are children of aging parents or professionals working in a health care settings. Conroy puts a new spin on the different ways to manage the elderly population. This book is a great reference and a great read." --Donna Malech, R. N., P. H. N., Visiting Nurse Service, NYC "A must in any caregiver's library." --Marie Sibilla, Psychotherapist, Private Practice, NYC "To all adult children, caretakers, professionals read this book! Conroy's approach aligns with the newest movement in American psychology called 'Positive Psychology'--focusing on one's passions and personal strengths." --Gerald Solk, Ph.D. Assist. Prof. Psychology, City University of NY Staff Psychologist, Gracie Square Hospital

Coping with Un-Cope-Able Parents

Coping with Un-Cope-Able Parents
Author: Carol-Ann Hamilton
Publisher: BalboaPress
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2012-09-14
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1452554862

Do you: Meet unquantifiable resistance in merely hinting its time your headstrong parents leave their decades-old residence? Battle belligerently at daring to suggest household caregivers to your defiant folks, given their progressive inability to perform basic daily tasks? Serve up your total human capacity to your unappreciative relatives without coming close to filling their bottomless pit? Enter resident expert Carol-Ann Hamilton. Her unique termun-cope-ableperfectly describes her own intractable duo. Through painful personal experience across decades, Carol-Ann has discovered and tested twelve innovative Keys to Coping. Eureka! Success! Engage with the Impossible Parents Questionnaire and overcome 10 hair-yanking eldercare challenges Apply 6 LOVING attitudes and stay centered during crazy-making exchanges Gain 6 down-to-earth ACTION strategies that guarantee your targeted efforts will achieve headway Be inspired by others illuminating stories, knowing youre not alone anymore Benefit from Carol-Anns hard-won lessons. Share her poignant yet hilarious journey. Get the support you needNOW. Say good-bye to feeling victimized and over-burdened. Say hello to relief and hope in Coping with Un-cope-able Parents!

As My Parents Age

As My Parents Age
Author: Cynthia Ruchti
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-06-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781617957529

For most of us it is not the "ifs" but the "whens": when I notice the first signs; when we mourn the role reversal; when my children need me too; or when I don't know how to pray. Those are just a few of the fifty-two reflections on the changes, challenges, and blessings of loving your parent as they grow older. Their lives--and yours--begin to change. Knowing that you are not alone, that others have been where you are, is encouraging and uplifting. This is not a how-to, but a me-too, as you see yourself and your own situation lived out in the stories of others.

Hope for the Caregiver

Hope for the Caregiver
Author: Peter Rosenberger
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2015-10-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 161795750X

There are 65.7 million caregivers in America, making up 29 percent of the U.S. adult population. Where does the caregiver turn when dealing with their own need for encouragement and renewal?

A Catholic Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parent

A Catholic Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parent
Author: Monica Dodd
Publisher: Loyola Press
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2009-06-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0829431144

Monica Dodds understands the pressures that millions of middle-aged Americans endure as they become caregivers to aging parents. Her professional work with the elderly has exposed her to the complex medical, financial, and legal problems that entangle older people. Her personal experience helping ailing family members has given her deep insight into the difficulties caregivers face in dealing with these problems. A Catholic Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parent is a comprehensive guide for caregivers. Dodds insists that faith is a fundamental part of caregiving, and her approach is deeply rooted in Catholic spirituality. She shows adult children how they can love and serve their aging parents better by deepening their own spiritual lives. "Caregiving", she says, "is a time of many grace-filled moments." Dodds explains how to properly assess the needs of a failing older person, and she writes in detail about the physical, mental, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual dimensions of care. Three extensive appendices provide checklists for assessing needs, a compilation of resources, and an anthology of prayers.

How to Care for Aging Parents

How to Care for Aging Parents
Author: Virginia Morris
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2004-10-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Thoroughly updated and expanded, a compassionate, single-volume reference to the many emotional, legal, financial, medical, and logistical issues associated with caring for aging parents covers such areas as nursing homes, finances, finding a good doctor, legal arrangements, redefining parental relationships, and handling emotional challenges. Original.

When Roles Reverse

When Roles Reverse
Author: Jim Comer
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1571745009

A humorous guide to caring for aging parents sheds light on essential issues--including legal documents, Medicaid, end-of-life decisions, and more--and helps individuals prepare for the crises, confusion, and the unexpected joys of caregiving. Original.

The Caregiving Season

The Caregiving Season
Author: Jane Daly
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1624057675

Caring for elderly parents is challenging. It’s a season of life that requires grace and strength that can only come from God. In The Caregiving Season, Jane Daly shares personal caregiving stories, offering practical advice to help you honor your aging parents well and deepen your personal relationship with Christ along the journey.

Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents, Third Edition

Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents, Third Edition
Author: Claire Berman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2005-12-27
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780805079753

For women and men who are involved in caring for aging parents, and for those who see caregiving in their future, this empathetic and practical book offers complete coverage of all the practical issues you are likely to confront, while addressing the emotional stress and particular needs of caregivers. Claire Berman, drawing on her own experiences, the experiences of many other adult children, and interviews with specialists in the geriatric field, discusses the wide range of emotions that can accompany caregiving--Publisher.