Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Gift Of Caring: Saving Our Parents-And Ourselves-From The Perils Of Modern Healthcare, UpdatedISBN13:9781493034086ISBN10:1493034081Author:Houle, Marcy Cottrell M. S. (Author), Eckstrom, Elizabeth M. D. M. P. H. (Author), Hansen, Jennie Chin (Author)Description:In A Powerful Blending Of Memoir And Practical Strategies From A Medical Doctor's Perspective, The Gift Of Caring: Saving Our Parents - And Ourselves - From The Perils Of Modern Healthcare Reveals The Hidden Side Of Modern Healthcare Practices For Aging Americans This Ground-Breaking Book, Co-Written By Award-Winning Author Marcy Houle And Nationally-Recognized Geriatrician And Public Health Advocate, Elizabeth Eckstrom Md Mph, Sheds New Light On Aging By Showing It From Twin Perspectives: The Story Of A Daughter Desperately Seeking Help For The Parents She Loves, And A Geriatrician Who Offers Life-Changing Strategies That Can Protect Our Loved Ones And Ourselves Today, For Many Older Adults, The Medical Delivery System Is Confusing, Fragmented, And Ill-Equipped To Provide Comprehensive, Person-Centered Care Under Our Current Healthcare Model, Thousands Of Aging Persons Face Unnecessary Suffering, Hospitalizations And Nursing Home Stays, And Even Preventable Death Seniors And Families Often Feel Powerless As They Travel This Sad Journey Not Having Knowledge Of Aging's Changes, They Resign Themselves To Believing There Is Nothing Anyone Can Do To Help, While Some Health Care Professionals Simply Write Off Symptoms Seniors Endure As Just Old Age But As Marcy Houle Discovered In Caring For Her Parents, Many Of The Problems Often Are Not Just Old Age Further, The Real Issue Is Not That The Answers To Ease Suffering Don't Exist Rather, What We Need To Know Is Generally Not Available To The General Public Even More Concerning, Many Health Care Professionals Have Had Little Or No Training In The Care Of Older Adults The Gift Of Caring Hopes To Change That It Is Written To Give Empowerment To All Older Adults, Family Members, And Health Care Professionals, By Sharing Much Needed Knowledge And Practical Strategies The Gift Of Caring Shows The Best Ways To Advocate For Our Parent's Health Care And Our Own By Giving Us The Tools We Need To Insist Upon The Better Way Your Parents And You Deserve The Best Healthcare As You Age- But There Are So Many Reasons Why That's Not Happening You Can Change That Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:LYONS PRPublication Date:2018-10-26Weight:1.1 lbsDimensions:0.9'' H x 8.9'' L x 5.9'' WNumber of Pages:336Language:English
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Book Title: Gift of Caring : Saving Our Parents-And Ourselves-From the Perils of Modern Healthcare
Item Length: 8.9in.
Item Height: 1in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Jennie Chin Hansen, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Marcy Cottrell Houle
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Eldercare, Life Stages / Later Years, Health Care Issues, Geriatrics
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Medical
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
