The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated 4th Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help

by Joy Loverde

Trusted for more than three decades by family caregivers and professionals alike, this comprehensive and reassuring caregiving guide offers the crucial information you need to look after your elders and plan for the future.

“The most complete resource between two covers.”—Woman’s Day

Being a caregiver for aging parents, close friends and family, and other elders in your life is an overwhelming experience, whether you are one who has stepped into this role without warning or one who is also contemplating their own care plan. Now in its fourth edition, The Complete Eldercare Planner will help you navigate today’s complex caregiving landscape while addressing your unique needs.

Each chapter of this essential how-to guide shares easy-to-use action plans that will help you find your footing, indispensable checklists and worksheets to record important information, and a fully updated directory of low-cost and free resources. You’ll learn how

Communicate with your elders and earn their trust
Find help during care-worker shortages
Manage caregiving from a distance
Protect your finances while paying for long-term care
Deal with the emotions that come with caregiving
Look for warning signs of dementia
Ask the right questions in an eldercare emergency

With practical solutions that you can implement right away, The Complete Eldercare Planner will give caregiving strategies that help you move forward with confidence, make informed decisions, and feel prepared for any challenges.

This audiobook includes a bonus PDF of worksheets and checklists

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, How To

Audible Audio

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.