Laura Town, Karen Hoffman

Where Should Mom Live? (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides information about living arrangements, services, and facilities available for older adults with changing health needs, as well as checklists to help you determine the living situation most appropriate for your loved one. Topics include: • Helping your loved one maintain independence as long as possible • Modifying your loved one's home for safety and comfort • Determining the need for home services and home health care • Transitioning your loved one from their home to a caregiver's home • Understanding the pros and cons of moving your loved one into your home • Preventing caregiver burnout • Moving your loved one to an assisted living or full-time care facility In addition, we will take a look at units that provide specialized care for memory problems and discuss what to do in the event that your loved one is placed in a psychiatric facility. Balancing the best interest of an aging loved one with your abilities and resources can create stress and worry. Being prepared to make decisions about their care and housing in advance can help you focus your energy on your loved one and ease their transition from one living situation to another.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Laura Town
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781943414109
• Artikelnr.: 72373439

Autorenporträt

Laura Town is an experienced author and editor who has contributed to many books for the academic, professional, and lay populations. Laura has written on a variety of topics of special interest to the aging population. She has expertise in the field of finance, and she has contributed to several online nursing courses and texts. Her work has been published by John Wiley and Sons and the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and she has also written for the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). As an editor, Laura has worked with Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, John Wiley and Sons, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Laura is the founder and president of WilliamsTown Communications, a company that creates educational courses and texts for publishers, universities, and non-profits. She is also the past president of the Indiana chapter of AMWA.