Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents

This updated and revised edition of the authoritative resource to caring for aging parents is “a survival guide” (People) for caregivers.

For women and men who are involved in caring for aging parents, and for those who see caregiving in their future, this empathetic and practical book offers complete coverage of all the practical issues you are likely to confront—while addressing the emotional stress and particular needs of caregivers. Claire Berman, drawing on her own experiences, the experiences of many other adult children, and interviews with specialists in the geriatric field, discusses the wide range of emotions that can accompany caregiving.

This completely updated edition includes:

• new discussions of the Internet as a tool for seniors

• new sources of prescription drugs

• information about emergency response systems

• recommended exercises and exercise videos and adaptive clothing

• an extensively revised resources section

In a wise and compassionate voice, Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents teaches you everything you need to know to help your parents through the stressful and humbling challenges of aging.

“A compassionate book that offers support for the caregiver, plus solid advice on how to fulfill your parents' needs without turning into a martyr.” —Horizons

“Through an expert weave of personal stories, her own experience, and expert advice from others, author Berman speaks directly to the emotional, practical, and financial aspects of caregiving. . . . This is truly a one-of-a-kind book, with practical suggestions aimed at validating and supporting the caregiver's emotional coping mechanisms. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal