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The sandwich generation's guide to eldercare, Kimberly McCrone Wickert, MRC, CRC, Danielle Schultz Dresden, MEd, CRC, Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., PhD., CRC

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non fiction

The sandwich generation's guide to eldercare

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Kimberly McCrone Wickert, MRC, CRC, Danielle Schultz Dresden, MEd, CRC, Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., PhD., CRC

A practical, accessible, and comprehensive guide to the legal, financial, emotional and daily living challenges of caring for aging parents while raising your own family. If you are like the one in eight American adults between the ages of 40 and 60 who is caring for an elderly loved one while raising a child, you may feel overwhelmed and unprepared. The Sandwich Generation's Guide to Eldercare, written by three experts with extensive professional and personal experience with eldercare, provides the information and resources you need to make important decisions, balance your responsibilities,

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; One: You Are Not Alone: The Graying of America and the Role of the Sandwich Generation in Providing Eldercare; A Personal Story: Adaline and Her Family; The Role of the Sandwich Generation in Eldercare; A Personal Story: Steve, a Member of the Sandwich Generation; You are not alone; Two: Is it Time?: Determining When it's Time to Take Over the Care of Your Loved One; Emergency Planning; Geriatric Care Managers (Gcm); Geriatric Specialists; Signs it May be Time to Step in; Is it time? Checklist; A Personal Story: Joseph and DaniEmotional Issues of CaregivingRole Reversal; Grief; You've Decided It's Time: Taking the Next Step and Making a Plan; Three: Making a Plan: Practical, Legal, Health Care, and Financial Essentials; Getting Important Documents and Benefits in Order; Estate Planning; Involve an Expert; Elder Law Attorneys; Checklist of Questions to ask a Potential Elder Law Attorney; Once Your Documents are in Order; Dani and Joseph's Experience with an Elder Law Attorney; Health Care; Financial; Reverse Mortgage; Eldercare Financial Experts; Senior Real Estate Specialists; A Personal Story-Steve and AdalineInvolving Family MembersDo's and Don'ts for Involving Family Members; Review Your Plan; Eldercare Strategy Do's and Don'ts; Four: Balancing Your Loved One's Wishes with Practical Reality: In-Home Care, Assisted Living or Skilled Nursing Facility, or Hospice Care; In-Home Care Services; Questions to ask When Researching a Home Health Care Provider; Resources to Help Your Loved One Stay at Home; A Personal Story: Adaline and Steve's Experience with Home Companion Care; Assisted Living Facility; A Personal Story: Steve and Adaline's Experience with an Assisted Living FacilitySkilled Nursing FacilityA Personal Story: Joseph and Dani's Experience with a Skilled Nursing Facility; Continuing Care Retirement Facility; Selecting a Facility; Questions to ask When Researching Assisted Living or Skilled Nursing Facilities; General; Health Services and Specialty Care; Facility Policies, Procedures, and Requirements; Activities, Social Interaction Opportunities, and Family Involvement; For LGBTQ Seniors; Hospice Care; Making the Transition Easier; Preparing for the MoveFive: Stress, Guilt, Anger, Burnout, and More: Dealing with the Impact of Eldercare on the Caregiver and the Entire FamilyA Personal Story: Carol's Perspective on Adaline's Eldercare; The Physical, Emotional, and Psychological Impact of Caregiving; Addressing and Avoiding Caregiver Burnout; Caregiver's Bill of Rights; Helping the Primary Caregiver's Significant other Deal with the Emotional Impact; Suggestions; Personal Story: Kate and Steve; Helping the Primary Caregiver's Children Deal with the Emotional Impact; Answering their questions; Involving Them