The Complete Eldercare Planner

Author : Joy Loverde
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780307409621

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The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition by Joy Loverde Pdf

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

Author : Joy Loverde
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780593797877

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The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated 4th Edition by Joy Loverde Pdf

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 to: • 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.

Author : Joy Loverde
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Aging parents
ISBN : 0812932781

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The Complete Eldercare Planner by Joy Loverde Pdf

How to find the right housing; How to find low-cost/free resources; How to get the best insurance; How to arrange wills and other legal issues; How to use the Web to find the right help.

Author : Joy Loverde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Aging parents
ISBN : 1879376164

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The Complete Elder Care Planner by Joy Loverde Pdf

Author : Joy Loverde
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997-06-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0786882298

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Complete Eldercare Planner by Joy Loverde Pdf

A comprehensive guide to caring for the elderly serves as a record book for keeping track of medical, legal, and financial data and offers advice on assessing the health of an elder, broaching difficult topics, and more.

Author : Joy Loverde
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780307452580

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The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition by Joy Loverde Pdf

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

Author : Joy Silverman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Aging parents
ISBN : 1879376237

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The Complete Elder Care Planner by Joy Silverman Pdf

Author : Joy Loverde
Publisher : Thorndike Press Large Print
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1432850164

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Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? by Joy Loverde Pdf

"Published in 2018 by arrangement with Da Capo Press, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc."--Title page verso.

Author : Joy Loverde
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780738219646

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Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? by Joy Loverde Pdf

Everything you need to know to plan for your own safe, financially secure, healthy, and happy old age For those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you have friends and family ready and able to help you or not, growing old does not have to be an inevitable decline into helplessness. It is possible to maintain a good quality of life in your later years, but having a plan is essential. Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? equips readers with everything they need to prepare on their own: Advice on the tough medical, financial, and housing decisions to come Real solutions to create a support network Questions about aging solo readers don't know to ask Customizable worksheets and checklists that help keep plans on course Guidance on new products, services, technology, and resources Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? goes way beyond estate planning to help readers prepare for all the changes in store. Readers are empowered to make proactive plans for their own lives rather than entrusting decisions to family and community.

Author : Rachelle Zukerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-10
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781118053027

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Eldercare For Dummies by Rachelle Zukerman Pdf

Cope with legal, financial, and medical issues Minimize anxiety and stress and make the later years golden Need help caring for an elderly loved one? This sensitive, reassuring guide provides strategies for assessing older persons' needs, arranging for care, ensuring their safety, and enhancing quality of life - all while respecting their dignity. You'll see how to manage physical disabilities and chronic health problems, evaluate nursing homes, and help elders control their destinies. The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1582551847

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Eldercare Strategies by Anonim Pdf

Write better, more complete care plans and improve the special care provided to older adults by exploring the insights and up-to-date, practical information that fills this hands-on reference. Investigate 60 disorders, organized by body system, covering both acute and chronic health problems, and learn the proper interventions through clear rationales. Care plans include description of the disorder, etiology, assessment findings, diagnostic test findings, and potential complications. Also includes an overview of the physiological changes in older patients, as well as special techniques for obtaining a history and performing a physical examination, collaborative problems, discharge planning, and patient teaching. Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC

Author : Caroline Tapp-McDougall
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-25
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0470834498

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The Complete Canadian Eldercare Guide by Caroline Tapp-McDougall Pdf

Expert Solutions to Help You Make the Best Decisions for Your Loved Ones Providing eldercare while holding down a stressful job and a busy home life is a recipe for burnout. It is the worst climate in which to make thoughtful, informed decisions that have significant impact on the quality of life of an aging parent. The Complete Canadian Eldercare Guide, written by one of Canada's foremost experts on eldercare, will provide the advice people need to make tough decisions about their loved ones, including: Housing—can your loved ones live independently or do they need some form of assisted living? Finances—are they in place to guarantee quality of life? Legal and estate planning—do not wait for a crisis to plan around these issues Medical needs—find out what resources are available to meet different levels of care Independence and mobility—learn how to balance your parents' need for independence against the realities of their health situation.

Author : Sharona Hoffman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9798216043966

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Aging with a Plan by Sharona Hoffman Pdf

This book offers a concise, comprehensive resource for middle-aged readers who are facing the prospects of their own aging and of caring for elderly relatives—an often overwhelming task for which little in life prepares us. Everyone ages, and nearly everyone will also experience having to support aging relatives. Being prepared is the best way to handle this inevitable life stage. This book addresses a breadth of topics that are relevant to aging and caring for the elderly, analyzing each thoroughly and providing up-to-date, practical advice. It can serve as a concise and comprehensive resource read start-to-finish to plan for an individual's own old age or to anticipate the needs of aging relatives, or as a quick-reference guide on specific issues and topics as relevant to each reader's situation and needs. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow develops recommendations for building sustainable social, legal, medical, and financial support systems that can promote a good quality of life throughout the aging process. Chapters address critical topics such as retirement savings and expenses, residential settings, legal planning, the elderly and driving, long-term care, and end-of-life decisions. The author combines analysis of recent research on the challenges of aging with engaging anecdotes and personal observations. By following the recommendations in this book, readers in their 40s, 50s, and early 60s will greatly benefit from learning about the issues regarding aging in the 21st century—and from investing some effort in planning for their old age and that of their loved ones.

Author : Hugh Delehanty,Elinor Ginzler
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Adult children
ISBN : 9781402758577

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Caring for Your Parents by Hugh Delehanty,Elinor Ginzler Pdf

"Practical advice you can trust from the experts at AARP"--Cover.

Author : Jane Gross
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780307472403

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A Bittersweet Season by Jane Gross Pdf

Wise, smart, and ever-helpful, an essential guide to caring for aging parents. When Jane Gross found herself suddenly thrust into a caretaker role for her eighty-five year-old mother, she was forced to face challenges that she had never imagined. As she and her younger brother struggled to move her mother into an assisted living facility, deal with seemingly never-ending costs, and adapt to the demands on her time and psyche, she learned valuable and important lessons. Here, the longtime New York Times expert on the subject of elderly care and the founder of the New Old Age blog shares her frustrating, heartbreaking, enlightening, and ultimately redemptive journey, providing us along the way with valuable information that she wishes she had known earlier. We learn why finding a general practitioner with a specialty in geriatrics should be your first move when relocating a parent; how to deal with Medicaid and Medicare; how to understand and provide for your own needs as a caretaker; and much more. Includes chapters on the following subjects: Finding Our Better Selves The Myth of Assisted Living The Vestiges of Family Medicine The Best Doctors Money Can Buy The Biology, Sociology, and Psychology of Aging Therapeutic Fibs