Family

The third edition of Parenting Your Parents shows, through 24 case studies and the personal experiences of the authors, that you are not alone and offers crucial advice to help you along this difficult but rewarding journey. It also offers a new Vulnerability Index to measure what level of need your parents may have right now, as well as a financial planning section and resource directory.

This is the first-person account of a traumatically injured patient, his collaterally damaged family and their multi-year relationship with many health professionals. It is a record of everyday straggle to do better and to be better despite the ongoing emotional distress and fear that treatments, surgeries and therapies may not work as expected. It shows how vitally important is to have family support and encouragement. There are also some to-do lists with explanations and examples of practical use.

This book is about the many problems and pressures experienced by families caring for aging parents. It offers practical solutions to help manage the constant struggle between the heart and reason, difficult decisions, many stressors and emotional turmoil that comes with caring for elderly parents.

This comprehensive and practical caregiver resource covers the physical, emotional, spiritual and information needs of patients, families, other care providers including volunteers and students. The guide provides useful tables, checklists, lists of resources and tips for caregivers caring for seriously ill or dying family members.

This comprehensive website provides home care and caregiving information and resources. Topics covered include home care, moving to long-term facility, mobility issues, caregiver health, financial and legal aspects and more. The site also provides a directory of related organizations which operate in Ontario and other parts of Canada.

The book takes us on journey through the health and financial issues encountered by many parents.  It provides practical advice on empowering parents and helping to manage their health and taking charge of their wellness. It gives pointers on how to create a sense of trust to have honest conversations about mental abilities, finances, taking care of daily needs and planning their future living arrangements. Chapters include such vital issues as estate planning, taxation, insurance and other issues related to financial security.

This website has been specifically organized to provide access to research, a range of relevant tools, educational materials and networking opportunities for researchers, policy makers, decision makers, health care professionals, related community organizations, individuals and families coping with caregiving issues.

From personal experience and extensive research, author gives step-by-step instructions, with illustrations, on how to provide basic home care. In addition to practical skills, this book provides caregivers with sets of questions to ask to better understand stages of caring from medical tests and diagnosis to hospitalization and alternative treatments.

Written by Dr. Joanne Lynn and a team of experts, this book provides equal measures of practical information and wise counsel. Readers will learn what decisions they will need to face, what choices are available to them, where to look for help, how to ease pain and other symptoms, what to expect with specific diseases, how the health-care system operates, and how the entire experience affects dying persons, their families, and their friends. This book is especially addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of their lives a time of growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection.

Caregivers will be made aware of what care receivers truly want during life's final chapters. Exploring issues of housing, spirituality, personal care and death, Cheryl Kuba has created a testament to the dependent elderly. The author also delves into such aspects as guilt, role reversal, changing family dynamics, financial stress, and caring for oneself while caring for another.

A very comprehensive source of information for caregivers of loved ones with chronic or terminal illnesses. It provides the author's account of caring for her terminally-ill husband, as well as testimonials of other caregivers' experiences. It covers all stages of caregiving and discusses in detail various aspects of care, decisions, choices, emotional issues, family relations and the ways of finding help. 

This is a story of father's journey through his son addiction to drugs and through tentative steps toward recovery. His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on him.

The author, Joel Stein, shows the many faces of stroke and the people it strikes. To the family just beginning to cope with the aftermath of a stroke, the diagnostic tests, drug regimens, rehabilitation strategies, and varied prognoses can be completely bewildering. This guide is shows how to make some sense of the confusing variety of diagnoses and treatment options, and goes on to explore challenges the recovering stroke patient and the recovering family will face during a long recuperation with an uncertain outcome.

Authors provide a thorough review of the etiology, diagnosis, and current treatment of Parkinson's, with special consideration given to the effect on family dynamics and routines, including the often neglected topics of long-term care and sexual function. They also review the pros and cons of various alternative therapies, including nutritional supplements, massage therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine.

This resource encourages those affected by chronic illness to communicate their emotional and physical needs openly with friends, family members and other people with the same medical condition to avoid social isolation and get help managing their illness.

As this book shows us, when a loved one dies we search for meaning in our own lives while struggling to hold onto memories of a precious life lost. Separate chapters of this book address the struggles older people face, difficult transitions, concerns and issues brought by the bereaved, and those who care for them.

Caring for an elderly parent can be rewarding, but it can also be completely overwhelming. How to Care for Aging Parents, which has been called "indispensable" by AARP and "the Bible of eldercare" by ABC World News, offers reassurance and support while tackling all the tough issues—finding help, paying for care, exploring housing, talking about money, working with siblings, and more. This new edition offers new sections on expanded housing options, alternative therapies, balancing career and care giving, and dealing with difficult parents.

This is an essential guide to navigating the complexities of illness. This collection of anecdotes and insights will help those who feel awkward and unsure about responding to a friend, colleague, or relative who is suffering. The book is also for people who are ill and want to engage with their loved ones effectively.

One of the few things in life that’s certain is death—and here’s a realistic, practical, and even humorous book about preparing for it. From hospice, independence issues, relations with caregivers to writing your wishes and preplanning, choosing executors and dealing with family relationships, the book covers it all.

This blog is focused on family caregiving. The topics of the blog posts can vary from inspirational stories to educational advice. People are encouraged to submit blogs to share with the online community of caregivers.