Eldercare 101 : a practical guide to later life planning, care, and wellbeing

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Title:

Eldercare 101 : a practical guide to later life planning, care, and wellbeing

Author:

Saavedra, Mary Jo, author.

ISBN:

9781538172858

Edition:

Updated edition.

Physical Description:

xiii, 312 pages ; 24 cm

Contents:

Legal pillar of aging wellbeing : Legal ease. Legal ease / When your elder doesn't have kids / Living environment pillar of aging wellbeing : Hearth and home. Living environment options / Tips for downsizing / Spiritual pillar of aging wellbeing : Spirit and wellbeing. Spirituality and the end(s) of life / Death in the time of Covid-19 / The tree of contemplative practices / B.L.E.S.S. yourself -- 5 steps to mindful self care for caregivers / The way is hard, but the heart knows the way / Social pillar of aging wellbeing : Connect and belong. Social considerations / Embracing connectedness / Medical pillar of aging wellbeing : Wellness and care. Navigating the medical maze / Geriatric dentistry / Financial pillar of aging wellbeing : Money matters. Money matters / Take your life back from your student loans

Subject Term:

Older people -- Care.

Caregivers.

Older people -- Health and hygiene.

Older people -- Finance, Personal.

Older people -- Religious life.

Summary:

"A toolbox of critical resources that assists families and eldercare professionals with the navigation of aging loved ones based on the author's Six Pillars of Aging Wellbeing"--

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An easy-to-understand guide for caregivers in a post-pandemic world who are adapting to the rapidly changing lifestyles and care needs of elders.

The care and wellbeing of our seniors is paramount as we move out of the worst phase of Covid 19 and back to a more stable landscape, that is still subject to the vagaries of aging, illness, and capabilities. This Updated edition of Eldercare 101 has been expanded to include pandemic lessons, climate change impact on senior housing and relocation, new medical and technological advancements, new housing trends, multigenerational living, Zoom memorials, brain health, legal needs when you have no children or family, isolation and more. Using her Six Pillars of Aging Wellbeing(tm) framework, Mary Jo Saavedra and a variety of expert contributors explore the needs, desires, realistic circumstances, opportunities for healthy and safe aging, and end of life care ... something we all need to think about at some time or another.

Author Notes

Mary Jo Saavedra , MAIS, CMC, CAPS, CSA, is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer, and coach on life planning and care management. She consults with companies for AgeTech UX, financial services life planning platforms, and aging services program development. She is the owner of Fireside Group, LLC, in Naples, Florida. With a passion for integrated life design and elder care coaching, Mary Jo is dedicated to elevating systems that support the whole person and create resilience through purpose, connection, and meaning. Using her Home Life Design(tm) process with her Six Pillars of Aging Wellbeing(tm) framework, she helps elders choose how they will live with the opportunities and challenges in the second half of life. Mary Jo has thirty years of professional experience across multiple industries including high-tech, finance, nonprofit, healthcare, and wellbeing. More information can be found here: http://www.eldercare101book.com .

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Gerontologist and aging life-care manager Saavedra, with the help of other experts on the elderly, delivers on the promise in her subtitle. She divides her guide to caring for parents and other family members into six useful sections: Legal Ease, Money Matters, Living Environment Options, Social Considerations, Navigating the Medical Maze, and Spirituality and the End of Life. Making ample use of boldface type and shaded boxes, she defines such terms as power of attorney (a legal document that gives someone the authority to sign documents and conduct transactions on another person's behalf) and intestacy (dying without a will) in each chapter and also in a glossary at the end. Some of the advice seems obvious, some of it can be found on the web, and an index would have been a nice addition. But this just-the-facts service guide gathers a large amount of good information in one place and fills a serious need: the over-65 population will number 54 million by 2020 and 80 million by 2030. Saavedra's book will get a lot of use.--Springen, Karen Copyright 2016 Booklist

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