When Love Gets Tough

When Love Gets Tough: Care Decisions for Loved Ones provides wisdom and guidance in making care facility placement decisions for a loved one and addresses the feelings of guilt, exhaustion and worry that can accompany a care placement decision.

When Love Gets Tough: Care Decisions for Loved Ones provides wisdom and guidance in making care facility placement decisions for a loved one and addresses the feelings of guilt, exhaustion and worry that can accompany a care placement decision. Doug outlines the decision process, how to understand the emotions and guilt that may accompany a move to a care facility and how to develop a healthy relationship with the loved one once the move has been made. He also discusses family meetings, legal and financial considerations and working with the facility after the placement. If you know you will be facing this care giving decision for a loved one, you should add it to your "must read" list.

Doug Manning's career has included minister, counselor, business executive, author and publisher. He and his wife, Barbara, were parents to four daughters and long-term caregivers to three parents. After thirty years in the ministry, Doug began a new career in 1982. He now devotes his time to writing, counseling and leading seminars in the areas of grief and elder care. His publishing company, InSight Books, Inc., specializes in books, video and audio productions specifically designed to help people face some of the toughest challenges of life. Doug has a warm, conversational style in which he shares insights from his various experiences. Sitting down to read a book from Doug is like having a long conversation with a good friend.