| Introduction.
Part I: Entering the World of Caregiving.
Chapter 1: Eldercare Basics.
Chapter 2: The Elderly Are Like Vintage Computers.
Chapter 3: Old Age Is a Family Affair: Deciding Who, What, Where, and When.
Chapter 4: Where to Turn When Your Elder Needs a New Home.
Part II: Mastering Everyday Challenges.
Chapter 5: Sleeping Well Means Doing Well.
Chapter 6: Helping Finicky Eaters.
Chapter 7: Helping Elderly People Be All That They Can Be.
Chapter 8: Sharing the Caring.
Chapter 9: Growing Closer and Dearer: Improving Relationships.
Part III: Keeping Elderly Folks Safe and Sound.
Chapter 10: Living Well with Chronic Medical Conditions.
Chapter 11: Just Say “Yes” to Health-Giving Drugs.
Chapter 12: Protective Doohickeys and Thingamajigs.
Chapter 13: Dealing with Leaky Plumbing and Other Incontinence Problems.
Chapter 14: Getting Out and About.
Part IV: The Blues, the “Good Old Days,” and Other Senior Moments.
Chapter 15: When the Clouds Roll In: Dealing with Depression.
Chapter 16: Managing Anxiety.
Chapter 17: All About Alzheimer’s Disease.
Chapter 18: Managing the Distressing Behavior and Emotions of Confused Elderly.
Part V: Making the Final Years Golden.
Chapter 19: When “The Apple of Your Eye” Needs a Peer.
Chapter 20: Keeping Your Elder at the Helm.
Chapter 21: Keeping the Bill Collector from the Door.
Chapter 22: Helping Spiritual and Religious Elderly “Keep the Faith”.
Chapter 23: Ensuring a Good Death.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 24: Ten Tests to Help You Assess a Nursing Home.
Chapter 25: Ten Ways (More or Less) That Elders Hide Their Feelings.
Index.
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