Chapter 1 Get Ready, Get Set 1 --
Chapter 2 Your Parent and You 14 --
Chapter 3 Caring for the Caregiver 27 --
Chapter 4 Doctor Do's and Don'ts 43 --
Chapter 5 The Body Imperfect: Part I 56 --
Chapter 6 The Body Imperfect: Part II 87 --
Chapter 7 On the Fifth Floor 113 --
Chapter 8 Tips for Daily Living 136 --
Chapter 9 Getting Help: Community and Home-Care Services 166 --
Chapter 10 Home Away From Home 190 --
Chapter 11 A Good Nursing Home 209 --
Chapter 12 The Inner Circle 229 --
Chapter 13 Paying the Way 243 --
Chapter 14 The Legal Issues 276 --
Chapter 15 The Aging Brain 298 --
Chapter 16 Living With Dementia 313 --
Chapter 17 In the End 339 --
Chapter 18 Coda: Good Grief --
Appendix A State Units on Aging and Long-Term Care Ombudsmen 377 --
Appendix B Yellow Pages of Useful Organizations 383 --
Appendix C A Patient's Bill of Rights 404 --
Appendix D The ABC's of Diet 407 --
Appendix E Catalogues: Where to Find What 416 --
Appendix F Checklist for Touring a Nursing Home; A Resident's Bill of Rights 417 --
Appendix G Funerals and Burials 423.