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One of the most difficult choices many people will have to make in their lives is whether to care for an elderly parent at home or place them in a nursing home. In this updated second edition, the authors explore the pros and cons of both choices. They debunk erroneous beliefs about home care vs. nursing home care, including cultural biases against placing loved ones in a nursing home. A home-or-nursing-home quiz to aid family members in the decision-making process is included. Once the decision is made, this book offers chapters on how to select a nursing home, nursing home resources and associations to contact, and reports from nursing home residents and their families on life after placement.

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Michael J. Salamon, PhD, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Gerontological Society of America, serves as the executive director of the Adult Developmental Center of Hewlett, New York, a private organization that he helped establish. Gloria Rosenthal, author of four nonfiction books, contributes regularly to Lupus Chronicle online, and writes extensively for a variety of national publications, including medical, women's and general-interest magazines, in which she covers such diverse topics as health, disabilities, child care, and theater. She has made numerous television appearances in connection with her books and articles, and she presents seminars on language and written communication through her company, World of Words.

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