The Who, What and Where of Elder Care
by Jill R.E. Yesko and Ruth E. Thaler-Carter
Like the title says, this book covers every aspect of caring for your aging parents. And it is completely free, from Lifebrige Health.
An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family
by Nell Casey
Casey, a mental health journalist and editor (Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression) has collected a remarkable array of mostly original essays by talented writers on being cared for themselves and caring for parents, children and spouses with illnesses as varied as depression and brain injuries. The writers have faced age-old dilemmas: for instance, novelist Julia Glass grapples with her own mortality and tries to raise two young children while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Designated Daughter: The Bonus Years With Mom
by D.G. Fulford and Phyllis Greene
Designated Daughter: The Bonus Years with Mom is D .G. Fulford's uplifting story of how, after her father's death, she returned home to become her mother's closest companion. Sharing her experience of the lessons, expectations, and surprises involved with caregiving, D.G. also reveals the wonderful ways to honor four generations of family. D.G.'s 88-year-old mother, Phyllis Greene, adds her own remarkable voice, contributing her point of view at the end of each chapter.
Financial Abuse of the Elderly: A Detective's Case Files Of Exploitation Crimes
by Joe Roubicek
The author is a Florida detective recognized as an expert investigator of exploitation crimes who presents 11 shocking and factual investigations. He dispels the myths of this misunderstood crime while providing specific and practical prevention advice: How to recognize exploitation, expose exploiters and help them to incriminate themselves. Easy legal steps to take to prevent someone from emptying an elder's bank accounts if they should lose mental capacity.
"Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories"
Carol Bradley Bursack
This books is writeen as way for caregivers to lend an ear to one another. Each story about caring for the elderly is self-contained; each person telling his or her story knows your pain in watching a loved one suffer, the joy of giving of oneself, and the emotional and physical exhaustion of the whole experience.