You, Your Parent, and the Nursing Home [Paperback]

Nancy Littell Fox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1986

This book suggests what to look for when choosing a facility, how to monitor the care offered, and the kinds of supervision and services that should be available. For residents and caregivers alike, the authors offer valuable suggestions and illustrate activities that contribute to total mental and physical well-being. The book includes valuable appendixes that feature important facts about retirement facilities and tips on how to evaluate a residential care facility. Families and professionals will find this book to be a valuable guide to one of the fastest-growing housing and health care options available to the aged.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This book is written for people faced with the difficult decision of putting a parent in a nursing home. The author (a nurse whose own parents were in a nursing home) acknowledges that this decision will cause feelings of anxiety, guilt, doubt, helplessness, and even resentment. This book provides a guide for dealing with those emotions and for carefully sizing up and selecting the right doctor and nursing home. In addition to the obvious elements such as location and cleanliness, the book examines important considerations including therapy for patients, qualified and caring staff members, and sexuality (double rooms for couples). Recommended for public libraries. Ruth Dukelow, Library of Michigan, Lansing
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Prometheus Books (February 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087975317X
• ISBN-13: 978-0879753177
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,314,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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