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Discusses the weighty decisions that adult children must make on their parents' behalf and the emotional toll their responsibility takes. This book addresses the issues that commonly arise in such situations: understanding the consequences of hip fracture and its treatment, and, preparing health care proxies and advanced directives.

Some 400, 000 hip fractures occur every year, the vast majority among the elderly, all too often these fractures are associated with death or severe disability. After her mother's double hip fracture, Luisa Margolies immersed herself in identifying and coordinating the services and professionals needed to provide critical care for an elderly person. She soon realized that the American medical system is ill prepared to deal with the long-term c...