How do you ensure the best possible care for the elders in your life?

This is the question Carol Chiarito asked when she began the process of finding an assisted living community for her mother, Doris. But everywhere she looked, she was confronted with meaningless jargon and a deluge of information that was often difficult to understand. When Carol couldn't find a clear, practical guide to consumer-centered eldercare, she wrote her own.

It's As Simple As Where You Live: A Guide for Beginning the Journey Through Eldercare offers invaluable tips, guidelines, and strategies for people navigating this important life change. Whether you are caring for both parents, just Mom or Dad, or a beloved grandparent, aunt, uncle, or family friend; whether you have siblings to share the responsibility or are the sole caretaker; whether you live in New York City or San Francisco, Toronto or San Antonio; whether your elder is a thousand miles away, down the street, or in your own home-there are elements of the journey we all share. This book will introduce you to a community of people who are on the same path, and who have found the answers they were seeking.

Aging is inevitable. But aging with grace and dignity, in a warm and loving community, is a choice. At the end of the day, it's as simple as where you live.