Ebook: Role reversal: how to take care of yourself and your aging parents

The early years: coping with grief and loss of family -- My father goes to war: understanding and coping with memory loss -- Marriage, home, and family: adult children as caretakers and the challenges of long distance -- Coping with cancer: when a loved one has a terminal illness -- Aging and living alone: seniors at home: driving, care options, and medications -- Transitions: leaving home: finding the right assisted-living community -- Life in dad's pad and an unexpected illness: assessing life at home and the caretaking team -- No mas -- How to manage hospital and insurance bills -- Preventing identity theft -- What you need to know about nursing homes -- An overview of estate planning -- The challenges associated with end of life: legal documents, funeral arrangements, and more -- Additional caregiver resources.;"Designed to help caregivers understand how to cope with and overcome the overwhelming challenges that arise while caregiving for a loved one--especially an aging parent--Role Reversal is a comprehensive guide to navigating the enormous daily challenges faced by caregivers. In these pages, Waichler blends her personal experience caring for her beloved father with her forty years of expertise as a patient advocate and clinical social worker. The result is a book offering invaluable information on topics ranging from estate planning to grief and anger to building a support network and finding the right level of care for your elderly parent."--