When Someone You Love Needs Nursing Home, Assisted Living, or In-Home Care, Revised 2nd Edition » (REV)

Robert F. Bornstein, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Adelphi University and has published more than 150 articles and book chapters on personality dynamics, diagnosis, and treatment.

Mary A. Languirand, Ph.D., is coauthor of The Thinking Skills Workbook, a pioneering treatment manual for cognitive remediation in older adults. A counselor for older adults and their families, as well as health professionals, she specializes in the complexities of nursing home, assisted care, and in-home services.

The authors are married and live in Westbury, New York. They are also the authors of Healthy Dependency: Leaning on Others Without Losing Yourself.

Newly revised and updated, this acclaimed, complete guide delivers what people need to know to help an aging loved one-a must for all caregivers!

Written by two distinguished psychologists for spouses, siblings, and adult children, this frank and highly useful guide is meticulously organized to provide answers, dispel myths, anticipate needs, and provide strategies for dealing with every aspect of in-home and facility care.

With chapters on choosing the right placement setting, navigating the bureaucracy of today's eldercare system, and determining how best to pay for services, this revised edition includes new information on:

• Diagnosis
• Interventions
• Insurance, legal, and policy matters

as well as updated checklists, phone and Internet lists, budget worksheets, and questionnaires.

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An indispensable book, especially in a crisis when decisions need to be made quickly.