My Aging Parent Needs Help!: 7 Step Guide to Caregiving with No Regrets, More Compassion, and Going from Overwhelmed to...
- ISBN-10
- 1959833006
- ISBN-13
- 9781959833000
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-11-11
- Author
- Cynthia Kaye
Description
Is caring for your aging parent taking over your life? Do you want to regain some balance and manage your caregiving duties with less stress and more peace of mind? Then you need to keep reading?One day your life was normal. The next thing you know, your life is being ruled by the needs of your aging parent. Welcome to the caregiving season.Caregiving for aging parents can be incredibly stressful if you are not prepared. But it can be much easier when you get the right knowledge, tools, and support.While every situation is different, there are certain common elements that most family caregivers share. Things like determining living arrangements, managing medical treatments, organizing a caregiving schedule, and figuring out how to pay for it all.Equipped with the right information, you'll have fewer sleepless nights and less worrying that Dad left the stove on again or that Mom has slipped in the shower with nobody nearby to help.In My Aging Parent Needs Help!, you will discover:Resources that provide financial and other support for the elderly and their caregiversPractical checklists and templates that will enable you to go from "Overwhelmed" to "Organized"How to navigate long-term care and housing options that make the most sense for you and your loved oneA simple tip that can calm your agitated parent and create an instant sense of connection between you twoThe pitfalls of hiring paid caregivers directly rather than through an agencyStrategies on how to give compassionate care with less stress and more peace of mindStraightforward advice on how to maintain boundaries and balance in your own lifeTips on how to maintain caregiver self-care from a holistic mind-body-spirit point of viewand much more?The caregiving tips and solutions laid out in this book are so readily available and easy to learn, that everyone can do it. So even if you know nothing about eldercare or you think you're a disorganized person, you can become an organized and capable caregiver AND maintain your sanity at the same time.
