Acknowledgments
Introduction: What My Father Taught Me
1. A Time of Confusion and Uncertainty
2. Red Flags: Ten Signs to Watch for in Your Parents
3. Denial
4. Parent-Child Role Transfer
5. Redefining Sibling Roles
6. Unfair Promises/Fair Promises
7. “My Mother Doesn’t Have Alzheimer’s, But…”
8. The Three Stages of Dementia
9. Caregiver Burnout
10. Three Ways to Enter Long-Term Care
11. Levels of Long-Term Care
12. Where Do You Start?
13. A Walk Through Assisted Living
14. A Walk Through a Nursing Home
15. The Inquiry with the Facility Administrator
16. More Things You Should Know About Before Admitting
17. CPR: The Most Misunderstood Concept in Long-Term Care
18. The First Twenty-Four Hours
19. When and How to Visit
20. “Take Me Home!”
21. Who Is the CNA?
22. Time to Think About the Final Journey
23. Medicare, Medigap, Medicaid—Sorting Through the Maze
24. Financial and Legal Affairs—Making Decisions
Epilogue
References
Searchable Terms
About the Authors
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher