Resources for Caregivers

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• Long Term Care Planning and Elder Law for the Consumer
• Elder Law for the Professional
• Elder Abuse
• Caring for Older Parents
• Misc.

Long Term Care Planning and Elder Law for the Consumer

• A Georgia Advocate's Guide to Health Care. S. Watson, Mercer University School of Law. Available at www.law.mercer.edu/legalcommunity/GAHCGuide.cfm.
  
  
• Legal Handbook for Tennessee Seniors. Prepared by the Tennessee Bar Association's Elder Law Section. Available at www.tba.org/seniorhandbook/index.html.
  
  
• Fifty and Beyond : The Law You and Your Parents Need to Know by Kenney F. Hegland, Allan D. Bogutz; Paperback (October 1999) ; Carolina Academic Press; ISBN: 0890897840
  
  
• Beat the Nursing Home Trap : A Consumer's Guide to Assisted Living & Long-Term Care (3rd Ed) by Joseph L. Matthews; Paperback - 336 pages 3rd edition (October 1999); Nolo Press; ISBN: 0873375157
  
  
• When Somone Dies in New York: Practical Things You Need to Do When Someone Near to You Dies in the State of New York by Amelia E. Pohl, Vincent J. Russo, Barbara J. Simmonds; Paperback - 288 pages (April 2000) ; Eagle Pub Co of Boca; ISBN: 1892407108
  
  
• The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Older Americans : The Law Every American over Fifty Needs to Know by Charles P. Sabatino, American Bar Association, Nancy m Coleman; Paperback - 272 pages (January 1998); Times Books; ISBN: 0812929373
  
  
• The Complete Retirement Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Safeguard Your Money, Your Health, and Your Independence, Second Edition by Peter J. Strauss, Nancy M. Lederman; Paperback - 448 page (July 2003); Facts On File/Checkmark Books; ISBN: 0816048045
  
  
• Elder Law : In a Nutshell (Nutshell Series) by Lawrence A. Frolik, Richard L. Kaplan; Paperback - 425 pages 2nd edition (June 1999); West Wadsworth; ISBN: 0314231692 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.77 x 7.38 x 4.89
  
  
• Consumer Reports Complete Guide to Health Services for Seniors : What Your Family Needs to Know About Finding and Financing, Medicare, Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Home Care, Adult Day Care by Trudy Lieberman (Editor), Consumer Reports Editors; Paperback - 384 pages 1 Ed edition (December 5, 2000); Three Rivers Pr; ISBN: 0812931475
  
  
• Medicaid for Long Term Nursing Home Care by Richard Moran Enders; Paperback - 13 pages (May 31, 2000); Sos of Clinton Ny; ISBN: 0962796492
  
  
• The Complete Eldercare Planner : Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help by Joy Loverde; Paperback - 272 pages 2 Ed edition (April 25, 2000); Times Books; ISBN: 0812932781
  
  
• A Family Caregiver's Guide to Planning and Decision Making for the Elderly by James A. Wilkinson; Paperback - 260 pages 1 edition (September 1999); Fairview Pr; ISBN: 1577490770
  
  
• Nursing Homes: Getting Good Care There by Sarah Greene Burger, Virginia Fraser, Sara Hunt and Barbara Frank; paperback - 176 Pages (1996); Amer Source Books; ASIN 0915166976



• A Resource List on Person Centered Planning

Elder Law for the Professional

• Law & Aging : Essentials of Elder Law by Ronald J. Schwartz; Paperback-312 pages (October 1, 1997) Pearson Publications Company; ISBN: 0929563387
  
  
• Price on Contemporary Estate Planning by John R. Price; Hardcover (June 1992) Little Brown & Company; ISBN: 0316718599
  
  
• A Profile of Older Americans. Administration on Aging (2002). Available on-line at www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/profiles2002.asp.
  
  
• Health Care Law Desk Reference by Alison Barnes; Hardcover - 220 pages (February 26, 2001); ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education; ISBN: 0831808128
  
  
• Law & Aging : Essentials of Elder Law by Ronald J. Schwartz; Paperback - 312 pages (October 1, 1997); Pearson Publications Company; ISBN: 0929563387
  
  
• Elder Law for Legal Assistants by Jeffrey A. Helewitz; Paperback - 400 pages 1st edition (September 25, 2000); Delmar Publishers; ISBN: 0766813711
  
  
• Health, illness, and optimal aging: Biological and psychological perspectives. Aldwin, C.M., & Gilmer, D.F. (2003). University of California
  
  
• Trends in the health of older Americans: United States, 1994. Vital Health Statistics (3), 3-7. Cohen, R. & Van Nostrand, J. (1995).
  
  

Elder Abuse

• Ending Elder Abuse: A Family Guide by Diane S. Sandell, Lois Hudson; Paperback - 208 pages 1 Ed edition (October 2000); Q E D Press; ISBN: 0936609419
  
  

Caring for Older Parents

• Elder Rage: Survive Caring for Aging Parents by Jacqueline Marcell; Paperback - 368 pages 2nd edition (April 2001); Impressive Press; ISBN: 0967970318
  
  
• I Only Say This Because I Love You-How We Talk Can Make or Break Family Relationships Throughout Our Lives by Deborah Tannen; Hardcover - 240 pages (May 8, 2001) Random House; ISBN: 0679456015
  
  
• Don't Put Me in a Nursing Home by Claude Amarnick; Paperback - 175 pages 4th edition (July 1996); Garrett Pub; ISBN: 1880539381
  
  
• Complete Idiot's Guide to Caring for Aging Parents by Linda Colvin, Ed.D. Rhodes; Paperback - 339 pages 1 edition (October 19, 2000); Alpha Books; ISBN: 002863943X
  
  
• How to Care for Aging Parents by Virginia Morris, Robert Butler; Paperback - 544 pages (April 1996); Workman Publishing Company; ISBN: 1563054353
  
  
• Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent : A Guide for Stressed-Out Children by Lebow & Kane; 224 pages; Avon; (February 1, 1999); ISBN: 038079750X
  
  
• The 36-Hour Day : A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life by Mace & Rabins; 512 pages; Warner Books; Revised edition (April 1, 2001); ISBN: 0446610410
  
  

Misc.

• Confessions of a Professional Hospital Patient: A Humorous First Person Account of How to Survive a Hospital Stay and Escape with Your Life, Dignity and a Sense of Humor by Michael A. Weiss; Paperback - 204 pages (February 2001) 1st Books Library; ISBN: 0759604738
  
  
• Building Healthy Communities Through Medical-Religious Partnerships by W. Daniel Hale, Richard G. Bennett; Paperback - 154 pages 1st edition (June 15, 2000); Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; ISBN: 0801863473