Download or read book The Invisible Conversations TM with Your Aging Parents written by Shannon A. White and published by . This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why read The Invisible Conversations with Your Aging Parents? If you're an adult who's caring for an aging parent, you might being facing something like this: Mom's health is beginning to decline. You love her, but you're worried about how you're going to provide the care she needs while handling the other demands in your life. Dad has always been a private person. You want to support his life choices as he gets older. How do you talk about what he needs both now and in the future? Ever since Dad's death, Mom hasn't been the same. How do you help her grieve, when you're dealing with your own feelings of loss? Whether it's discussing living arrangements, health issues, money, grief and loss, the ability to drive, or advance directives, this must-have resource will help you start or continue the conversations you want and need have with your aging parents. Shannon guides you through facing the toughest topics, so you can communicate clearly with dignity and respect. Her practical tools will help you alleviate stress and nurture a deeper connection within your relationship together.

Download or read book The Parent Care Conversation written by Taylor - Sheffield - Skipper and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-08-29 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and empathetic program for addressing, planning, and putting into effect long-term parent care. Long-term care for aging parents is a sensitive, often difficult, but ultimately inevitable issue all of us must face. The Parent Care Conversation offers a step-by-step approach for families to follow that will enable them to develop workable plans of action. By first addressing the emotional aspects of long-term care that take into account the parents’ feelings and wishes, then integrating the practical and financial components, this book will open the door for a critical exchange of information and honest discussion among adult children and their aging parents that has long been the major roadblock to successful elder care. Filled with factual information, useful tips, real-life stories, and practical exercises, The Parent Care Conversation provides a proactive and collaborative solution to the long-term care issues that eventually everyone must face.

Download or read book Let s Talk About Aging Parents A Real Life Guide to Solving Problems with 27 Essential Conversations written by Laura Tamblyn Watts and published by The Experiment, LLC. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caring for an aging parent can raise a host of tricky questions, but these conversation-starting scripts, plus expert advice, will help you and your parent find answers. Age-proofing an older relative’s living space, figuring out powers of attorney, spotting and dealing with signs of dementia, asking them to give up the car keys or consider assisted living . . . the first step toward tackling these concerns and more is an honest, informed discussion. Here are prompts and road maps for twenty-seven essential conversations—with your parent, other family members, and health care providers—including: Does my parent need help around the house? What kind of medical issues should we look out for? Do I really need to help my parents if they’re toxic? How can my family share the caregiving load? How to approach these topics is just as important as what needs to be said, so each chapter has tips for navigating complex emotions and finding shared ground when everyone has different ideas. You’ll get informed, have a productive discussion, and make a plan—so you can get back to making the most of your time with your parent.

Download or read book Remembering Together written by Lori a Hedderman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As time goes on, the signs of aging become difficult to ignore. Forgetfulness, lack of energy, failing eyesight, hearing loss, and mobility issues are all normal signs of aging. At what point should you intervene? This book will help you to connect with your aging parent in a meaningful way while collecting family memories. Together, you will build upon your current relationship, and get to know your parent on a more personal level in the process. It is realistic to think about learning all you can about your parent in the time that you have left together. If you are in the midst of caring for your elderly parent, this book will be helpful to you. You will gain a deeper understanding of issues your parent may be dealing with. You will identify those people who will be most helpful to you and your parent; as well as be prepared to make certain decisions on your parent's behalf should this become necessary. You will learn how to introduce difficult topics such as end-of-life issues and have conversations regarding decision-making. This is necessary to broach not only with your parent, but also with other members of your family that will be involved. Issues that affect caregiving for a parent include understanding the reversal of roles, family dynamics, proximity to your parent, and resources for help in your area. This book is divided into six sections: Section 1, "An Overview of Caregiving," will introduce you to terms that are often used in the eldercare industry. Medicare and Medicaid will be discussed, as well as navigating the costs of care for your parent. Places that may be of assistance in finding your parent the appropriate care for your specific situation will also be introduced. Section 2, "Issues You May Be Facing," will assist you in evaluating your own needs to avoid burnout. In addition to discussing how to meet your needs as a caregiver, we will cover your past and present relationship with your parent; examine your role in caregiving; discuss sibling issues; living arrangements; and your proximity to your parent's home. You will also conduct a resource assessment to determine who may be helpful in assisting you with the many aspects of caregiving. The definition of an entourage is "A retinue of attendants, associates, or followers." Put simply, whom can you call upon for different needs? Who is in your entourage? Section 3, "Issues Your Parent May Be Facing," covers fear of dependency, physical limitations, health problems, coping with the deaths of friends and other family members, and fear of mental decline, as well as ways that you can help your parent cope. Section 4, "Grief in Adults and In Children," covers both bereavement after a death and anticipatory grief. Anticipatory grief is what you may be feeling as your parent declines in physical and mental health. If your parent is losing his mental faculties, loved ones may be grieving for the lost relationship. Anticipatory grief is a reaction to expected loss. Others who know your parent may also be grieving, including siblings and grandchildren. Section 5, "Documenting Important Decisions," discusses several difficult topics that you may need to address with your parent. There are decisions to be made in many areas. You must think through legal and medical decisions, as well as financial considerations. At some point, you may need to discuss end-of-life care and funeral arrangements. As difficult as the whole process may be, it is essential to begin now. Section 6, "Meaningful Conversations," is a workbook of activities and ideas to help you to make the best of your remaining time and your relationship with your parent.

Download or read book Necessary Conversations written by Gerald Kaufman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely book, long-time family counselors, Gerald and Marlene Kaufman, urge aging people, their adult children, family members, and other caretakers to talk directly with each other about the decisions that lie ahead as they age. "Do it before a crisis hits," say the Kaufmans. "A good time to start is when the parents retire." Necessary Conversations focuses on four primary areas: Parents' finances Parents' medical care Parents' living arrangements When to stop driving This honest and resourceful guide for aging adults and their family members includes helpful suggestions for starting these conversations and overcoming confrontation.

Download or read book The Hardest Conversation written by Ruthanne Koyama and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you the Adult Child of Aging Parents? Do your parents need to make some difficult decisions in order for them to be able to live independent, happy and fulfilling lives as they get older? If the answer is yes to either of those questions, then this book is for you. Most of the books, articles, and blogs today speak about aging parents as though their best days are behind them and how they need to be taken care of just to get through the day. For the larger majority of seniors nothing could be further from the truth. Most seniors are far healthier, active, and fitter that their parents and far from being infirmed. But having said that in order for them to remain that way some changes may be required. It is for this demographic that The Hardest Conversation was written. It was also written by one of those aging parents who themselves has had to have The Hardest Conversation with not only their parents but older siblings who needed to make changes in their lives. These conversations were not always welcomed but required. Speaking to parents about their lives and what they should be doing is something parents of this writer's generation find it hard to accept. The conversation feels almost like a role reversal, something no parent is prepared to agree to. This book has been written by someone who themselves is that aging parent, and shares the conversation from the parent's perspective. It is designed to help adult children plan and prepare for the conversation in a manner that makes it is less difficult for both parties. It reveals how certain things, settings and words can hinder the intent of the conversation. All parties to this type of conversation will have their own version of what the outcome should be. What your parents want may not be what you think they need. What you think they need may in fact not be what is really required. How both of you get to what the real needs are is what this book is intended to help you do?

Download or read book The Parent Care Conversation written by Daniel Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a step-by-step approach for families to follow that will enable them to develop workable plans of action. By first addressing the emotional aspects of long-term care that take into account the parents' feelings and wishes, then integrating the practical and financial components, this book allows for a critical exchange of information and honest discussion among adult children and their aging parents that has long been the major roadblock to successful elder care. Filled with information, tips, real-life stories, and exercises, this book provides a solution to the long-term care issues that eventually everyone must face.--From publisher's description.

Download or read book Necessary Conversations written by Gerald Kaufman and published by Good Books. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely book, family counselors Gerald and Marlene Kaufman urge adult children and their parents to have direct conversations about the decisions that lie ahead as parents age. The Kaufmans suggest that families use their parents' retirement as the benchmark for having the first discussion about their parents' plans for the next phase of their lives. The Kaufmans point out that most families wait until they're faced with a crisis before having these conversations. The big questions facing aging adults are: 1. Where should they live as they become less able to care for a property? 2. How will they manage their finances so that they are as prepared as possible to meet their needs as they age? Are they ready to invite one or more of their children to become their partners in making financial decisions? 3. Are they ready to invite one or more of their children to become their partners in making their medical decisions? 4. How can parents and children work together in determining when it's no longer safe or wise for the parents to drive? 5. What end-of-life decisions should parents be prepared to make? What is the best way to have those discussions? Necessary Conversations is filled with stories and examples from many families, most with different life circumstances, but all facing these same issues. The chapters end with "Getting Started," a list of suggestions for action, as well as "Questions" for focusing on practical outcomes to the discussions. The book includes a series of exhibits—from a "Needs Assessment for Caregivers" to a "Medications and Supplements List" to a "Driving Contract and Checklist." A thoughtful and useful guide to a life stage that's often dreaded and muddled through. Gerald W. Kaufman and L. Marlene Kaufman have been family counselors for nearly 40 years. This book grew out of a seminar they were asked to lead with their adult daughter and her husband.

Download or read book Talking about the End Is Only the Beginning written by Erin Marcus and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it time to have a CONVERSATION with your aging parent? Nobody likes having difficult conversations. In fact, most of us avoid them. If you are faced with having a conversation about aging with your parents, this book is for you. Avoiding the conversation and not planning for the future of your aging parents will only cost them (and you) more in the long-run. The financial and emotional expense of waiting to discuss and develop a plan of action can take a heavy toll on bank accounts and family relationships. This book can help you: understand the importance of pre-planning identify new ways to approach having a conversation with your parents learn exactly what to talk to your parents about and which resources are available Serving as plan of action, this book also provides you the gift of peace of mind. Taking action and having a conversation is the first step towards knowing you did the right thing--instead of just hoping you did. Let Erin help you make a commitment to yourself and your family to have this all-important conversation.

Download or read book Helping Aging Parents Make Difficult Decisions written by Ruthanne Koyama and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-17 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helping Aging Parent can be a challenge at the best of times, I know because I am that aging parent! I wrote this book to help my own children understand how I do and will feel about how they approach me when I need their help. As Baby Boomers now reach retirement age they are also adult children of aging parents. Often these parents are healthy and self-sufficient, which it good news, but that may not always be the case. Most seniors with adult children are well aware of how much the world around them has changed. They need assistance in understanding how those changes can now offer options not previously available to them. The issue comes when they don't or won't ask for help. This book is a guide for adult children to help their parents make tough decisions. These are decisions that the parents are either unaware need to be made or that they are unwilling to make. Helping parents is no easy task, most parents are reluctant to have their children meddle in their lives. This book can guide you through the difficult conversation and make them less stressful on both parties. This book is written by someone who has been there and had to have this conversation with parents and older siblings. That experience is incorporated into when and how the conversation should occur, what some of the issues that will come up and provides options for dealing with them.

Download or read book Before the Time Comes written by Monica Young and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sooner or later your parents will need to move, they know it and you know it. So why is no one talking about it? Even in the best of situations moving can be extremely stressful. Now add the additional stressors of health issues and physical limitations, time pressures, and financial considerations that can come with aging. Sprinkle in a lack of planning and a strong desire not to discuss what's next with our parents, and you have the making of a full-blown crisis. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can begin the conversation "Before the Time Comes" and develop a plan that meets our parents' needs for their next steps in the best way possible. Having helped over 1000 families negotiate later life-transitions, Monica E. Young was a senior move manager who will share the secrets of helping your parents move comfortably, gracefully, and lovingly so they can enjoy their golden years in the best ways possible. Discover: - When and how to begin the conversation with your parents - Insider tips and resources to make moving stress-free -How to select the best living arrangements for your parents and the pros and con of each - Health care options for memory care, physical assistance, palliative care, etc. - What to do if you are in crisis mode - How to collect and organize paperwork - Important considerations in preparing for end-of-life arrangements and building a legacy Whether you think it will be a while before your parents will need to move or it's an emergency that forces a move, eventually your parents are going to need to make a transition. The best possible outcomes for you and your family will occur when you begin the conversation and start planning now- "Before the Time Comes" will help you do just that.

Download or read book The Hard Questions for Adult Children and Their Aging Parents written by Susan Piver and published by Gotham. This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 100 questions on topics ranging from the practical to the emotional, Piver makes it possible for adult children and their aging parents to have candid, comforting conversations that will have lasting benefits.

Download or read book You and Your Aging Parent written by Barbara Silverstone and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1976 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with the many emotional and practical hurdles that often thwart sons and daughters in their efforts to meet the needs of aging parents and points to solutions that can be.

Download or read book 12 Conversations How To Talk to Almost Anyone About Long Term Care Planning written by Cathy Sikorski Esq and published by Corner Office Books. This book was released on 2021-10-02 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When someone you love has had an unexpected accident, what do you do? When Mom has fallen and she can't get up, what comes next? How do you talk to your siblings, doctor or employer about caregiving issues? What's the most critical work to get done before a caregiving dilemma hits? Most people say they wish they had known sooner how to plan for just such an emergency. Here's your roadmap for having "the talk!" Cathy Sikorski's third book, 12 Conversations: How to Talk to Almost Anyone about Long-Term Care, is an important contribution to the caregiving crisis. This book will help with the hard conversations around long-term care. Sikorski has created a quick yet abundant read armed with questions you need to ask, actual conversations you need to have, and hardcore suggestions to guide you to a personal plan for you and your loved ones. Each chapter addresses those important people who need to be involved when a critical juncture occurs: like your spouse, mom, dad, and adult children. But unlike other books, Sikorski includes the other professionals who will be needed to create a secure, workable plan: a doctor, a lawyer and yes, even your employer. This book is for everyone who hopes to get older, or has someone they love who is getting older. That's pretty much everyone. So, this book is for you! Cathy Sikorski is a consulting and practicing attorney for over 30 years and limits her practice to Elder Law issues. She has been a significant caregiver for eight different family members and friends. This combination of legal and practical experience in aging and caregiving has made Sikorski a sought-out speaker on these important issues. She is a frequent guest on television, radio programs and podcasts as well as a keynote speaker at conferences where she educates audiences on financial and legal preparation for the aging crisis. 12 Conversations is her third book. Her first two books include a humorous memoir Showering with Nana: Confessions of a Serial (killer) Caregiver (HumorOutcasts Press, 2015) and Who Moved My Teeth? Preparing for Self, Loved Ones and Caregiving which debuted at #1 on Amazon (Corner Office Books,2016).

Download or read book Elderly Parent Caregiver Guide written by HowExpert and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Talking about the End Is Just the Beginning written by Erin Marcus and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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