The Family Guide to Aging Parents : Answers to Your Legal, Financial, and Healthcare Questions

Are you struggling with what to do with difficult aging parents? Are they stubborn and refusing help? You are not alone. Millions of adult children face issues when parents’ health starts to decline and they can’t do things safely anymore. There is endless information on the internet, much of it confusing and even contradictory with common sense. Skip the confusion! Now you can get clear, professional, action-oriented answers to your most vexing legal, health care, and financial questions about your aging loved ones. Author Carolyn Rosenblatt is an RN and attorney with over 45 years of combined experience. She is a consultant for families at AgingParents.com, and her work there informs her writing. Find real case illustrations and real-life solutions to problems like yours. You’ll find a chapter on how to have the often uncomfortable money conversation with your aging parents, how to safely hire a home care worker, what you need to know about assisted living, how to get your parent to give up driving, how to prevent your loved ones from being abused and much more. __The Family Guide to Aging Parents__ gives you the legal and healthcare expertise you need to guide you through the many difficult decisions you have to make as your parents age. There are more than 43 million adult family caregivers caring for their aging parents and family members in the United States alone. While Boomers are about to enjoy retirement and the freedoms that come with a life well lived, the responsibility of caring for their aging parents is a key issue they unexpectedly face. "The Boomer s Guide to Aging Parents" is the complete guide to help the caregiver understand the issues and be prepared for the realities. Covering everything from legal issues to what to do when your aging parent still wants to drive, The Boomer's Guide provides clear counsel for giving loving care and enjoying life after retirement." Caring for your aging loved ones can be overwhelming. You want to trust your aging parents, but you can see that age is taking its toll. You don't want to take away their independence, but you want them to be safe. You need a clear road map that shows you when and how to protect them before it's too late. With advice from registered nurse and elder law attorney Carolyn Rosenblatt, you will learn how to ensure your aging loved ones the best quality of life possible, approach sensitive conversations, like taking away the car keys, when necessary, exercise your legal rights and theirs and prepare and protect your aging parents financially The complete guide to help the caregiver understand the issues and be prepared for the realities. Covering everything from legal issues to what to do when your aging parent still wants to drive, The Boomer's Guide provides clear counsel for giving loving care and enjoying life after retirement. -- Publsiher's description The complete guide for helping the boomer generation effectively manage the issues surrounding their aging parents