Caregiver's Essential Handbook : More Than 1,200 Tips to Help You Care for and Comfort the Seniors in Your Life

For the 54 million Americans who currently care for aging parents and loved ones, this important resource provides essential information for solving day-to-day problems in the real world. The Caregiver's Essential Handbook includes valuable insights and commonsense tips from those who have walked in their shoes: nursing professionals, physical therapists, social workers, and loving family members whose creativity and resurcefulness offer immediate help to those in need. Here are practical solutions for saving money on medication; getting doctors to really listen; making life easier for people who are visually, hearing, or mentally impaired; and most important, taking care of oneself.

Sasha Carr, M.S., a doctoral student in clinical health psychology, focuses her research and clinical work on the health and well-being of elderly people and their caregivers.

Sandra Choron is the author of several books.