Elder Care : A Six Step Guide to Balancing Work and Family

A concise, easy-to-read guide to creating your personal solution to balancing the challenges of caring for an aging relative while maintaining employment outside the home. Includes Four Principles of Effective Caregiving, worsheets and checklists, carefully-selected 800 numbers and websites for resources that provide immediate help, with special sections on Long Distance Caregiving, and Children and Elder Care. Provides practical advice on dealing with co-workers and supervisors, tapping employer-sponsored benefits as well as community services.