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SUMMARY
In her award-winning book, Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents, Iris Waichler blends her personal experience with her professional expertise as a licensed clinical social worker and patient advocate for over 40 years. Her book is designed to help caregivers who are now 53 million strong in America, 90 percent of whom are adult children or spouses. Realizing caregivers lose a loved one twice, the author teaches how to cope with and overcome the overwhelming challenges that arise while caregiving for a loved one—especially an aging parent. Packed with invaluable information, Waichler addresses a myriad of pertinent topics ranging from dealing with grief and estate planning to taking precautions to avoid scams and finding the right level of care for an elderly parent.
AVOIDING CAREGIVER BURNOUT:
MORE IDEAS TO HELP CAREGIVERS:
QUOTES FROM WAICHLER
RECOMMENDATION
Find a geriatric care manager and other resources to support caregivers at the Aging Life Care Association.
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SUMMARY
In her award-winning book, Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents, Iris Waichler blends her personal experience with her professional expertise as a licensed clinical social worker and patient advocate for over 40 years. Her book is designed to help caregivers who are now 53 million strong in America, 90 percent of whom are adult children or spouses. Realizing caregivers lose a loved one twice, the author teaches how to cope with and overcome the overwhelming challenges that arise while caregiving for a loved one—especially an aging parent. Packed with invaluable information, Waichler addresses a myriad of pertinent topics ranging from dealing with grief and estate planning to taking precautions to avoid scams and finding the right level of care for an elderly parent.
AVOIDING CAREGIVER BURNOUT:
MORE IDEAS TO HELP CAREGIVERS:
QUOTES FROM WAICHLER
RECOMMENDATION
Find a geriatric care manager and other resources to support caregivers at the Aging Life Care Association.
BUY Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents
Connect with us!
Special thanks…