Overview
This book offers a concise, comprehensive resource for middle-aged readers who are facing the prospects of their own aging and of caring for elderly relatives—an often overwhelming task for which little in life prepares us. Everyone ages, and nearly everyone will also experience having to support aging relatives. Being prepared is the best way to handle this inevitable life stage. This book addresses a breadth of topics that are relevant to aging and caring for the elderly, analyzing each thoroughly and providing up-to-date, practical advice. It can serve as a concise and comprehensive resource read start-to-finish to plan for an individual's own old age or to anticipate the needs of aging relatives, or as a quick-reference guide on specific issues and topics as relevant to each reader's situation and needs. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow develops recommendations for building sustainable social, legal, medical, and financial support systems that can promote a good quality of life throughout the aging process. Chapters address critical topics such as retirement savings and expenses, residential settings, legal planning, the elderly and driving, long-term care, and end-of-life decisions. The author combines analysis of recent research on the challenges of aging with engaging anecdotes and personal observations. By following the recommendations in this book, readers in their 40s, 50s, and early 60s will greatly benefit from learning about the issues regarding aging in the 21st century—and from investing some effort in planning for their old age and that of their loved ones.
Full Product Details
Author: Sharona Hoffman, JD, LLM
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.510kg
ISBN: 9781440838903
ISBN 10: 1440838909
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 12 May 2015
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Heartfelt and informative . . . a well-annotated discussion of the practical choices that caregivers face, both in caring for themselves and others. . . . Doctors and philosophical writers have joined the conversation on age, death, and `living to the last.' Hoffman's volume is a worthy addition to the conversation. - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Journal
Heartfelt and informative ... a well-annotated discussion of the practical choices that caregivers face, both in caring for themselves and others... Doctors and philosophical writers have joined the conversation on age, death, and 'living to the last.' Hoffman's volume is a worthy addition to the conversation. - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Journal
Author Information
Sharona Hoffman, JD, LLM, is the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, professor of bioethics, and codirector of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
