Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help

by Joy Loverde

The only guide you ll ever need to manage the care of your aging family
FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED
As our population shifts and ages, the care needs for our elders continue to change and evolve. Today s generation of family and professional caregivers faces new decisions and challenges, as well as previously unavailable options. This thoroughly revised and updated 2009 edition of "The Complete Eldercare Planner" equips you with reliable, up-to-the-minute information to help you plan and manage caring for your loved ones.
Comprehensive and detailed, sensitive and realistic, practical and accessible, the 2009 edition provides even more tips on prioritizing and organizing caregiving tasks, balancing work and family responsibilities, and navigating the complex maze of eldercare services. In addition to an expanded index of Internet resources and access to downloadable forms of key documents, you ll find indispensable checklists, worksheets, step-by-step action plans, lists of questions to ask, low-cost and free alternative resources, and The Document Locator . This new edition covers:
Getting started on creating a long-term care plan
Finding help, especially if you live far away
Managing the financial aspects
Talking to elders about sensitive subjects
Senior housing move or stay put?
Managing medications
And many other topics of vital interest to anyone caring for an elder "From the Trade Paperback edition.""

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, How To

ebook

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Yolanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helped me get and stay organized concerning mom's care. It was very helpful in a practical way because it kept me focused on giving mom the care she needed when it was hard not to get emotional and give up (which was not an option).

[Cymiki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good checklists in this book. May check out again if needing to refer to senior housing checklist.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Contains an expanded index of internet resources and access to downloadable forms of key documents, checklists, and worksheets.

[Carolyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been extremely beneficial in understanding the challenges of caring for my elderly parents, and importantly, helping to identify resources for assistance and guidance along the difficult journey. It also clearly discusses the need for developing a Care Team, and how critical it is for the caregiver to make sure they are taking good care of themselves, due to the pressures and costs, especially emotionally, for the caregiver. Well organized with lots of "Action Checklists" by category!

[Shirley Ulbrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Everything one needs to deal with this daunting task. Really helps in my steep learning curve! The last chapter alone is worth the price of this book. (I peeked ahead; now I'm studying every word.)

[Dave · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is very practical. Lots of suggestions and checklists. Recommended

[Shirley Ulbrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read. I learned quite a bit. Will definitely use this as a guide often.

[Sora · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend for family and friends working with aging family members. This book was very step by step how to and contained a wealth of information. It was easy to follow and I think will make a great quick reference in the future as I need a refresher or situations change. I feel like this book accomplished it’s mission and I feel much more prepared for taking on caregiving. I’ve already used some information and it’s been very helpful. It’s a little out dated (it explained what emails, google searches, and video calls are) but a lot of the information was still very spot on and helpful.

[RG · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted this book to be helpful but I actually just found it too overwhelming. It asks too many questions and then doesn't really support you in the emotional labor of answering them. It's comprehensive in terms of the numerous things you need to think about when planning eldercare, but I found that reading it stressed me out more than helped me, unfortunately, and I returned it to the library. Also a lot of the resources are too general to be useful - they are national-level rather than local, and local is really what you need. I suggest contacting your local council on aging as a better alternative.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bumma goes beyond this....but it had soe useful info.

[Mimi Pockross]

This was a great resource for me when I was caring for my parents. I continue to refer to it now that I am preparing for my own older years.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't finish. Need to come back to this one.