Part 1: Seeing Aging Through Your Parent's Eyes

1 Aging as Your Parent Sees It
   Dealing with ageism and changes in family roles

2 Getting to Know a Different Body
   Physical changes everybody goes through

3 Not-So-Normal Aging: The Physical Side
   Physical problems your parents should guard against

4 Not-So-Normal Aging: The Mental Side
   Mental health problems many people face with aging

5 Brain Attacks (Strokes) and Heart Attacks
   How to be on the alert for strokes and heart attacks

6 Alzheimer's Disease and Cancer
   Understanding dementia and cancer

Part 2: The World of Geriatric Health Care

7 Managing the Health Care Maze - Even from a Distance
   Manage the world of geriatrics and give your parents an edge

8 Pills and Your Parents
   Stay on top of America's other drug problem, what to do

9 A Trip to the Hospital
   Protect your parent, become a patient advocate

10 Home Health Care
    Know what your parent really needs, and how to find it

Part 3: Understanding You and Your Parent's Options

11 Remaining at Home: Making It Work
    Strategies to make living at home safe and senior friendly

12 Living in the Community: Services and Transportation
    Finding community services, and should Mom drive to get there?

13 Housing Options
    Creative ways to stay in the community

14 Assisted Living
    Know when it's right for Dad and where to look

15 Choosing a Nursing Home
    Finding a good one, who pays, and when it's for the best

16 Living in a Nursing Home
    Make your visits count, learn what to watch out for

Part 4: Caregiving: Coming to Live with You

17 Are You Up for This?
    Assessing whether or not you can handle caregiving

18 Caring for Someone at Home: The Basics
    Strategies to make it work for both of you

19 You Can't Do It All
    How to take care of yourself so you can take care of Dad

20 End-of-Life Matters and Hospice
    Providing for a good death

Part 5: Financial and Legal Matters

21 Got to Have Those M & Ms: Medicare and Medicaid
    Making sense of federal Medicare and state Medicaid

22 The Saving Private Ryan Generation
    What the Veterans Administration has to offer

23 Beating Out-of-Pocket Expenses
    Smart consumer tips and the skinny on long-term care insurance

24 Planning for Incapacity
    Basics on living wills, durable power of attorney, and guardianship

25 Lawyers, Wills, and Estate Planning
    Talking to your parents about their assets, elder law lawyers to the rescue