Complete Idiot's Guide to Caring for Aging Parents (Paperback)

~ "Not until I survived the terrible twos with my kinds did I really begin to appreciate my parents..." (more)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Alpha Books 2001; 1st edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 002863943X
• ISBN-13: 978-0028639437
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #588,630 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read It!, August 16, 2001

By A Customer

So helpful, so much I didn't know, so easy to read, such a needed book, loved it, refer to it constantly. How are we all going to get through all the years of care-giving that are ahead of us Baby Boomers?! You must get prepared, read this book, it will help you, and the other one I loved is ELDER RAGE or Take My Father, Please! That one really made me laugh as I learned so much too, and boy don't we need that!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Is gold mine about caring for the aging, January 11, 2001

By	Mary Anne Kelly "linrhodes" (USA) - See all my reviews

"What I would have given for such a book when I was a caregiver to my aging parents. Each year many people are suddenly cast into the role of decision maker for their older parents. People, like me, who have no clue as to where to start to find the kind of resources their loved ones need. That is where a book like this can be worth its weight in gold. Rhodes steps up to bat with her book just in time to help those people deal with the stress of caregiving more effectively and with more awareness of the pitfalls. Of the many books about aging in my library, it is the best quick-read problem solver.....

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all ages!, November 21, 2000

By A Customer

This book is terrific. I'm a nurse at a family practice office and many of our patients are older. I'm always answering questions of their adult children about their parent's health, what they should do about their medications and what does Medicare cover? They also have no idea of how to look for a nursing home or know whether or not it's even needed in the first place. This book has the answers. It's easy to understand and overflows with information, resources, places to call and great web sites. What makes this book so special, is that Dr. Rhodes has had the personal experience of caregiving herself. Her down to earth stories of "having been there" makes what she says so much more credible. We like the book so much, that we're going to have copies in our waiting room.

Jodi Gorman, LPN Leonardtown, Maryland