Part I – So Many Choices – An Overview 10:01 Where is “home”? Perhaps the most important aspect of our life. But as we age, our housing requirements start to change. When we talk about housing, where our parent lives, uppermost in consideration is the need to maximize their independence.…
There’s nothing quite like a parent’s crisis to help you focus on what needs to be done. But it’s also true that your parent’s crisis can quickly become your crisis if you let it. This program will help you understand the dynamics involved in a crisis, how to quickly get…
Part I – When it’s time to help a parent – How you know and how to get started 7:52 When is it appropriate to intervene to help a parent? When do you, for example, say no more driving? How do you know its time to step-up and become your…
Part II – Developing an Extended Care Plan 3:53 Managing long-term caring for a parent requires having a good plan. An extended care plan deals with a parent’s total life – medical and health needs, financial status and prospects, community and support services, housing, needs for daily help. Lots of…
Part III – Care Coordination – Making the Pieces Fit 6:28 How can you coordinate all the pieces that go into caregiving your parent? How can you effectively work with your family? A look at the range of support needs that you and your parent will need while you are…
Legal Part II – Power of Attorney 7:11 There are times in life when you or your parent is not able to make certain legal or financial decisions. When those times come, having a trusted family member or friend be able to make decisions, carry out financial transactions or other…
Part I – Understanding Your Parents Finances 9:55 We don’t really want to think about it but eventually we are faced with the reality of paying for our parents long term care, and our own as well. This program deals with strategies that are critical to surviving long-term care. It…
Part II – Understanding Insurance Policies (4:03) Insurance is a major part of the business side of caregiving. This program discusses the changing insurance needs of our parents and how to evaluate what they have and what they need today. Click on the triangle or on the podcast icon below…
Part III – Long Term Care Insurance (15:40) Paying for long term care is one of the scariest and most important subjects when it comes to planning for our later years. This program gets into the details about long-term care insurance (LTC). Who needs it? How to buy it. How…