Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART I CARING DECISIONS
  • CHAPTER 1 When Someone You Love Goes into Care
  • Alastair
  • CHAPTER 2 Deciding about Care
  • Lydia Jean
  • CHAPTER 3 Family Decision Making
  • Mary
  • CHAPTER 4 Guilt, Loss, and Grief
  • Marjorie
  • PART II THE NURSING HOME
  • CHAPTER 5 About Nursing Homes
  • Mildred
  • CHAPTER 6 Viewing the Home
  • John and Joyce
  • CHAPTER 7 Staff Roles: Who Does What?
  • Mabel
  • CHAPTER 8 The Nursing Home System
  • Cyrus
  • PART III MOVING IN AND SETTLING IN
  • CHAPTER 9 Preparations for Moving DayBetty
  • CHAPTER 10 Moving Day
  • Joan
  • CHAPTER 11 Settling In
  • Bill
  • PART IV BEING THE FAMILY MEMBER OF SOMEONE IN CARE
  • CHAPTER 12 Care and Care Planning
  • Louise
  • CHAPTER 13 Communication and Problem Solving
  • Alvin (part 1)
  • CHAPTER 14 Visiting
  • Jane
  • CHAPTER 15 Out-of-Town Caregivers
  • Lloyd
  • CHAPTER 16 Making a Home Better
  • Ann
  • CHAPTER 17 Difâ€Øcult Decisions and the End of Life
  • Donald
  • Alvin (part 2)
  • APPENDIX 1 State Ombudsperson Offices
  • APPENDIX 2 Accessing Care in CanadaAPPENDIX 3 Nursing Home Residentsâ€? Rights under U.S. Law
  • APPENDIX 4 Questionnaires
  • Resources
  • Index