Dusty Diary: The Poem that Survived Diptheria

Dusty Diary: The Poem that Survived Diptheria

About my father's maternal grandfather

Amazon Books on Senior or Elder Care (not prioritized)

Eldercare For Dummies by Rachelle Zukerman

The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions by Stella Henry and Ann Convery

Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help by Joy Loverde

Eldercare 911: The Caregiver's Complete Handbook for Making Decisions (Revised, Updated and Expanded) by Susan Beerman and Judith Rappaport-Musson

How to Care for Aging Parents (Morris, How to Care for Aging) by Virginia Morris and Robert M. Butler

Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions byPaul Hogan and Lori Hogan

Caring for Your Parents: The Complete Family Guide (AARP) by Hugh Delehanty, Elinor Ginzler and Mary Pipher

Caregiving - Eldercare Made Clear & Simple by Cindy Laverty

The 250 Eldercare Questions Everyone Should Ask by Lita Epstein

Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent : A Guide for Stressed-Out Children by Grace Lebow, Barbara Kane and Irwin Lebow

Caring Spirit Approach to Eldercare: A Training Guide for Professionals and Familiesby Nancy L. Kriseman

The Unofficial Guide to Eldercare by Christine Adamec

Mom Always Liked You Best: A Guide for Resolving Family Feuds, Inheritance Battles & Eldercare Crises by Blair Trippe, Rikk Larsen, Crystal Thorpe and Arline Kardasis

The Eldercare Sourcebook by Joan C. Breitung

Caregiving - Eldercare Made Clear & Simple by Cindy Laverty

Surviving Eldercare: Where Their Needs End and Yours Begin: Book I of the MidLife Maze Series by Ellen Besso, Jill B Crossland and Terri Pepin

Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Aging Starring Andrew Weil DVD!

Complete Guide to Eldercare by Anita Jones-Lee and Melanie Callender

"But I Don't Want Eldercare!" by Terry Lynch and Mary Anne Harvey

Stages of Senior Care : Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions by Lori Hogan

Elder Care Made Easier: Doctor Marion's 10 Steps to Help You Care for an Aging Loved One byMarion Somers

Some books, not prioritized, found on amazon.com!

How To Handle Family Conflicts About Elders, The Boomer's Guide to Aging Parents, Vol. 7 (The Boomers Guide To Aging Parents) by R.N., Attorney Carolyn L. Rosenblatt

How to Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap with Our Elders by David Solie

ElderCare Strategies: Expert Care Plans for Older Adults by Springhouse

The Complete Guide to Trust and Estate Management: What You Need to Know About Being a Trustee or an Executor Explained Simply by Gerald Shaw

Caregiver's Survival Handbook (Revised): Caring for Your Aging Parents Without Losing Yourself by Alexis Abramson and Mary Anne Dunkin

Massachusetts Elder Resources

1. Aging in the Know http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/

2. Making your wishes known http://www.mass.gov/dph/fch/elderhealth.advcare.pdf

3. Massachusetts Office Eldercare http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eldershomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eelders

4. MIT Family Caregiver Handbook http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/hndbk/

5. Mass Caregiver support http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elderstopic&L=2&L0=Home&L1=Caregiver+Support&sid=Eelders

6. List of Important documents http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/hndbk/docs/importantdocs.pdf

7. Health care proxy http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/hndbk/sec2_prt2.html#health

8. Living Will http://liv-will1.uslivingwillregistry.com/forms.html’

9. National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys http://www.naela.org/ login to see online library

10. Volunteer Lawyers for the Elderly Project (VLEP) http://www.vlpnet.org/

11. 1 800 age info http://www.800ageinfo.com/learncenter.asp?id=178412

12. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

13. Advanced care Planning http://www.endoflifecommission.org/end_pages/advance_care.htm

14. Massachusetts Senior Care Assoication http://www.maseniorcare.org/Consumers/Resources.aspx

15. Executor’s duties in Massachusetts http://hamill-law.com/executor_duties.html

16. Estate Planning in Massachusetts http://hamill-law.com/estate_planning.html

Getting Down to Talk

How would you want to be approached?

What do you want?

How are we going to proceed and whats the best way to support ?

The time to make decisions is not when we are in the midst of an emergency.

We don't want to make decisions when someone is hurt or dying...too hard and too many emotions but its obviously not an easy topic.

What short term goals do you have? Long term goals? What services or supports you need now, soon, in the future? What services are available? What are the legal issues of where you live?

Who can help you, friends, family, lawyer, services? Do you have a living will, a will, a list of banks, doctors, lawyers etc. Do you have someone who has a power of attorney, in case of an emergency?

There are lot's of books out there, many you can read on kindle... Gather information.

Start at the beginning

Here's an interesting book worth checking out

The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help [Paperback]

Joy Loverde (Author)

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