Daniel R. Tobin, M.D. with Karen Lindsey
About the Book:
Caregiving for aging parents is a physical and emotional reality currently facing a large number of the 30 million baby boomers in America. That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine, based on a family caregiving approach developed by Daniel R. Tobin, M.D., and the staff of Care Support of America, presents eight activities that offer practical and pro-active guidance for middle aged people who are caregivers to their parents. This guide to coordinating the varied aspects of caregiving includes information about helping parents to remain safe in their home, understanding their medical treatment and health requirements, navigating insurance and other financial issues, dealing with the emotional issues that often arise, and finding ways to gain control of the process, improve the quality of life and create meaningful memories while caring for aging parents.
About the Authors:
Daniel R. Tobin, M.D., is a nationally recognized leader in advanced illness health counseling and care coordination. He is the author of Peaceful Dying" and coauthor with Joanne Hilden, M.D., of Shelter from the Storm. He has written numerous articles focused on helping family caregivers and patients cope with serious illness. Dr. Tobin is the Founder and CEO of Care Support of America and serves an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Health Psychology) at Dartmouth Medical School.
Karen Lindsey is the coauthor of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book, Dr. Susan Love's Menopause Book, Peaceful Dying (for Daniel R. Tobin, M.D., and Shelter from the Storm (for Daniel R. Tobin, M.D., and Joanne Hilden, M.D. She is also author of Divorced, Beheaded, Survived and of two books of poetry. She teaches writing, literature, and women's studies at Emerson College and the University of Massachusetts in Boston.
So we decided to write this book in the hope that it will help people nationwide who do not as yet have all their needs met by their healthcare services as they are currently delivered. We had to figure out ways to get our particular approach to people who needed it. This book, much like a road map, is one of the ways we are bringing our guidance and support to you. We hope that it will inspire public awareness and demand, as well as provide immediate aid to people who are unable to locate or access personal care managers. The eight activities you will discover in this book are not meant to be a panacea; nor are they meant to be all-encompassing. Rather they comprise a basic framework to support the care and direction you will receive from your doctor. We hope that you find this framework helpful and that you experience the same improvements in control, efficacy, decision making, and well-being that we have been able to bring to others throughout our continued efforts.
