by Marilyn Rantz, RN, PhD & Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher, RN, PhD

Retail Price: $14.95

Paperback, 215 pages, June 2009, Fairview Press

ISBN: 978-1-57749-190-3

Dimensions: 7 x 10

Book Description: Written by two award-winning experts on long-term care, this book tells how to find the best assisted living, in-home care, nursing homes, and senior housing in your community. Included are Q&A sections that help you determine the level of care your loved one needs, practical information on how to pay for eldercare, things to look for (and questions to ask) when visiting eldercare facilities or homecare services, and a helpful, state-by-state listing of ombudsman, aging agencies, and eldercare websites.

About the Author: Marilyn Rantz, RN, PhD and Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher, RN, PhD each have more than two decades of experience researching and improving American eldercare. They are two-time winners of the American Journal of Nursing's Book of the Year Award. Marilyn Rantz lives in Columbia, Missouri; Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher lives in Colfax, Wisconsin, near Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.