When Aging Parents Can't Live Alone: A Practical Family Guide Book

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
Chapter 1	There's No Place Like Home: Independent Living	1
Chapter 2	Living with Your Family	23
Chapter 3	Getting Help in Your Home	53
Chapter 4	Living in a Retirement Community	81
Chapter 5	Living in an Assisted Living Facility	109
Chapter 6	Living in an Adult-Care Home	127
Chapter 7	Understanding Hospital Acute Care	149
Chapter 8	Understanding Nursing Facilities	181
Chapter 9	Understanding Rehabilitation Centers	215
Chapter 10	Using Home Health and Hospice Care	253
Chapter 11	Your Guide to Resources	269
	Glossary	345
Appendix A	Using the Yellow Pages in Your Telephone Book	351
Appendix B	State Agencies on Aging	353
Appendix C	State Long-Term-Care Ombudsmen	363
Appendix D	Helpful Books, Magazines, Newsletters, Catalogs, and Videos	371
Appendix E	Helpful Forms	383
	Index	389