Theresa Foy DiGeronimo is the coauthor of the best-selling books from Jossey-Bass How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things (1994), How to Talk to Your Teens About Really Important Things (1999), and the author of How To Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things (2001). She is adjunct professor of English at the William Paterson, University of New Jersey. She lives in Hawthorne, New Jersey with her husband and three children.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1Part 1 Health and Well-Being 5Activities of Daily Living 7Driving Safety 21Late-Onset Alcoholism 35Late-Life Romance 55Geriatric Care Managers 71Part 2 Mental Health 87Grief and Bereavement 89Depression 103Dementia 125Part 3 Housing 139Choosing to Live at Home 141Alternative Living Arrangements 159Part 4 Financial Issues 179Daily Money Management 181Consumer Fraud: Cons and Scams 205Long-Term Care Insurance 219Estate Planning 235Part 5 End of Life 255Funeral Arrangements 257Chapter Notes 269General Information Resources 273The Author 277

Theresa Foy DiGeronimo is the coauthor of the best-selling books from Jossey-Bass How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things (1994), How to Talk to Your Teens About Really Important Things (1999), and the author of How To Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things (2001). She is adjunct professor of English at the William Paterson, University of New Jersey. She lives in Hawthorne, New Jersey with her husband and three children.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1Part 1 Health and Well-Being 5Activities of Daily Living 7Driving Safety 21Late-Onset Alcoholism 35Late-Life Romance 55Geriatric Care Managers 71Part 2 Mental Health 87Grief and Bereavement 89Depression 103Dementia 125Part 3 Housing 139Choosing to Live at Home 141Alternative Living Arrangements 159Part 4 Financial Issues 179Daily Money Management 181Consumer Fraud: Cons and Scams 205Long-Term Care Insurance 219Estate Planning 235Part 5 End of Life 255Funeral Arrangements 257Chapter Notes 269General Information Resources 273The Author 277

Theresa Foy DiGeronimo is the coauthor of the best-selling books from Jossey-Bass How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things (1994), How to Talk to Your Teens About Really Important Things (1999), and the author of How To Talk to Your Senior Parents About Really Important Things (2001). She is adjunct professor of English at the William Paterson, University of New Jersey. She lives in Hawthorne, New Jersey with her husband and three children.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1Part 1 Health and Well-Being 5Activities of Daily Living 7Driving Safety 21Late-Onset Alcoholism 35Late-Life Romance 55Geriatric Care Managers 71Part 2 Mental Health 87Grief and Bereavement 89Depression 103Dementia 125Part 3 Housing 139Choosing to Live at Home 141Alternative Living Arrangements 159Part 4 Financial Issues 179Daily Money Management 181Consumer Fraud: Cons and Scams 205Long-Term Care Insurance 219Estate Planning 235Part 5 End of Life 255Funeral Arrangements 257Chapter Notes 269General Information Resources 273The Author 277