Laura Tamblyn Watts

Let's Talk About Aging Parents: A Real-Life Guide to Solving Problems with 27 Essential Conversations (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 conversationswith your parent, other family members, and health care providersincluding:

• 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 planso you can get back to making the most of your time with your parent.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Experiment
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781615198030
• Artikelnr.: 69987142

Autorenporträt

Laura Tamblyn Watts is the CEO of CanAge, Canada's national seniors' advocacy organization. She teaches Law and Aging at the University of Toronto and has worked as a lawyer defending the rights of older people. Tamblyn Watts is also a regular media guest and keynote speaker on aging issues. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The house, home care, and moving out
* Is my parent's home ready for them to age in place?
* Does my parent need help around the house?
* How can I work with family members to coordinate my parent's care?
* Is it time for my parent to move into some kind of independent living
or retirement home?
* When is it time for long-term care, and how can we shop for the best
option?
* How can we make my parent's long-term care experience as good as
possible?
* Does my parent need to downsize their possessions?
Part 2: Mental capacity, power of attorney, and elder abuse         
* How will I know if my parent has cognitive impairment or dementia,
and what should we do about it?
* What is power of attorney (POA)?
* What if my parent doesn't have POA set up, and when is it too late to
do this?
* What if my family argues about POA?
Part 3: Love, loss, and lots more feelings
* How do I deal with guilt?
* What if my parent is toxic?
* Why is my parent getting divorced now?
* Is my parent having safe senior sex?
* How can I talk about grief with my parent?
* How can the generations stay connected?
Part 4: Health, hearing loss, and horrible driving
* What aging-related medical issues should we watch out for?
* What do we do about my parent's hearing problems?
* What do we do about my parent's vision loss?
* What do we do about my parent's incontinence?
* Is it time for my parent to stop driving?
* Does my parent have issues with alcohol?
* How can we manage my parent's medications?
Part 5: Tech tips and tricks
* Does my parent need help with discovering and using new technology?
* Is my parent getting scammed and what can I do about it?