When Your Aging Parent Needs Help, Leslie Kernisan, MD, MPH
When Your Aging Parent Needs Help, Leslie Kernisan, MD, MPH
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When Your Aging Parent Needs Help
A Geriatrician's Step-by-Step Guide to Memory Loss, Resistance, Safety Worries, and More

Author: Leslie Kernisan, MD, MPH, Paula Spencer Scott

Narrator: Kim Niemi

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/22/2022


Synopsis

It's scary and stressful when it happens . . . noticing changes in your parent and becoming increasingly worried about their health and safety. Maybe it's Mom leaving the stove on, Dad getting lost on his way home, or unpaid bills that trigger this realization. Or perhaps there have been falls or emergency room visits. Whatever it is, you know something's wrong. You wonder about a diagnosis. And you want your aging parent to accept help, or perhaps move.

Helping an older parent can be gratifying. But it's especially hard if they're blowing off your concerns, refusing to make changes, or otherwise resisting your efforts. You want them to listen, but they get upset or withdraw when you try to talk about this. What to do?

You don't have to remain stuck in conflict with your parent (or other family members). You don't have to keep getting the runaround from doctors or feel stumped about next steps. Instead, use an expert's clear plan on how to help your aging parent.

Full of actionable advice and insider tips, When Your Aging Parent Needs Help provides practical and flexible steps that move concerned families toward effective elder care action, while respecting a parent's dignity and autonomy.

About Leslie Kernisan, MD, MPH

Leslie Kernisan, MD, MPH, is a practicing geriatrician and the founder of the popular aging health website and podcast Better Health While Aging, which she created to help families and older adults learn better ways to manage common aging health challenges.

"Dr. K" has always had a special interest in supporting families who are helping aging relatives. She believes that it shouldn't be so hard for older adults and their families to access what geriatricians know about improving the health and wellbeing of aging adults.

Dr. K currently offers a Helping Older Parents Course and other online programs to provide expert guidance to people caring for aging parents. She's also a clinical instructor at the University of California, San Francisco, Division of Geriatrics. Previously, the site medical director of the Over 60 Health Clinic in Berkeley, she now maintains a small consultative practice in the Bay Area. She trained in internal medicine and geriatrics at UCSF and is a proud graduate of Princeton University and Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. She lives in San Francisco.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on February 12, 2021

I am so excited to have found this book which offers a comprehensive and clear summary of how to assess your aging parents’ situation, and how to effectively communicate with and help them. In those moments when my brain screams “DO SOMETHING!” (as Dr. Kernisan so accurately identifies), it is easy......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on February 12, 2021

"When Your Aging Parent Needs Help" has been a lifesaver for my husband and me. Recently it had become clear to us that his mom was going seriously downhill in her decision making and basic life skills. We had been responding to one crisis after another with financial tangles, medical problems and b......more

Goodreads review by Anna Carlson on February 15, 2021

This book is a great place to start learning about what may happen as your parent ages. If you’re already on the journey, like I am, it provides solid, actionable, steps to take next, as well as affirmation that what you’re doing is right and enough. After reading it, I wished I had it ten years ago......more

Goodreads review by Kristine on February 13, 2021

I purchased a pre-release copy of this book about a month ago and it has been my guide since then. I am a licensed IMFT but that didn’t prepare me for caring for my elderly (97) father for the last three years. This a well written guide about this stage of life, written in a manner that anyone can u......more

Goodreads review by Annalia on February 12, 2021

The guide I’ve been looking for! Looking for a book to guide you through the journey of helping your aging parent? You’ve just found it! As the child of elderly parents, I have struggled with knowing: how to help, who to contact, and what legal documents to in place. Dr. Kernisan shares her knowledge......more