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Books

Morris, Virginia, How to Care for Aging Parents, (**) Workman Publishing, New York, 1996

Hooyman, Nancy, and Wendy Lustbader,  Taking Care of Your Aging Family Members: A Practical Guide, the Free Press, A division of Macmillan Inc, 1988

Horne, Jo, Helping An Aging Love One, Scott, Foresman and Company, Glenview, IL, 1985 (Published by the American Association of Retired Persons).

Loverde, Joy, The Complete Eldercare Planner, Hyperion. (1997).

Mace, Nancy L., and Peter V. Rabins, The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease. Related Dementing Illness and Memory Loss in Later Life, The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1981.

Rob, Caroline, R.N. with Janey Reynolds, The Caregivers Guide: Helping Elderly Relatives Cope with Heath and Safety Problems, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1991.

Silverstone, Barbara, and Helen Kandel, You and Your Aging Parent: The Modern Family's Guide to Emotional, Physical and Financial Problems, Pantheon Press, New York, 1982

Michaels, Evelyne with Dr. Michael Gordon, The Encyclopedia of Health and
Aging, Published by Key Porter books

Dierich, Mary, MSN, RN, C-NP, and Felicia Froe, MD, Overcoming
Incontinence: A Straightforward Guide to your Options, Published by John
Wiley & Sons

Watson, George and Emily, The Calling: A Journey on the Path of Parent Care
, To order please contact PMD Inc., at 1-888-380-8174

Burger, Sarah Greene, Virginia Fraser, Sara Hunt and Barbara Frank, Nursing
Homes: Getting Good Care There
, For more information, call 1-800-246-7228

New Choices For Living Even Better After 50: Magazine published 10 times per year. The voice of authority for the mature market, written for active men and women over the age of 50. Provides news and features on caregiving, fitness, health, travel, personal finance, people, real estate, housing, entertainment, politics and retirement. Call (212) 366-8800 for more information or Visit their web site.

Answers: The Magazine for Adult Children of Aging Parents: A bi-monthly magazine written for adults caring for their aging parents. Provides articles on health, nutrition, financial, legal, housing and caregiving issues. Call (510) 235-0050 for more information.

The Sandwich Generation: A quarterly magazine written primarily for family caregivers and professionals in the geriatric field, some of who have the multigenerational responsibility of caring for their aging parents while juggling other family and work related responsibilities. Articles discuss the financial, legal and geriatric medical issues of aging. Also highlights the emotional aspect of family relationships and problems relating to role reversal. Call (908) 536-6215 for more information or visit the publication's website at http://members.aol.com/sandwchgen/.

Modern Maturity: Official publications of the American Association of Retired Persons. A broad-interest magazine charting the courses of its readers, age 50 and over, covering such topics as caregiving, financial planning, travel, health, careers, retirement, relationships and social and cultural change. AARP also provides additional support information to those who take care of frail or disabled relatives and friends, even those who live a long distance away. For more information, call 800-424-3410 or visit their web site at http://www.modernmaturity.org

Senior.com - www.senior.com - This website was developed exclusively for those over the age of 50. The comprehensive site offers links to top magazines like New Choices, ANSWERS Magazines and Maturity USA and will soon include a Resource Center with valuable information on caregiving .

Caregiving Online - www.caregiving.com - Web site devoted to caregiving issues.

Caregiver Network - www.caregiver.on.ca - Web site devoted to caregiving issues.

Solutions: Canada's family guide to home healthcare & wellness.
Published quarterly and deals with challenges of aging.
101 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Toronto, ON
M4H 1M2
Tel:416-421-7944

Fifty Plus News
CARPNews FiftyPlus is the award winning Canadian magazine for those age 50 and up. Each edition features articles on health and finances, travel and leisure, plus news from CARP, the national organization for the 50plus... and much more.
The magazine is published nine times a year, with three special focus issues:
Financial Guide each January
Retirement Guide in May
Travel Guide in September
Regular issues in February, April, June, August, October and December.
Website: www.fifty-plus.net