Now What? The Complete Aging Parents Workbook (Printed Edition)
Description
You don't have to figure everything out today.
Maybe it was a fall, a hospital visit, a driving scare, or a moment of forgetfulness. Maybe you just want to be ready before something happens. Now What? The Complete Aging Parents Workbook gives you a calm, organized place to start, before a crisis makes the decisions for you.
Printed edition: a 136-page workbook, printed to order and shipped to your door.
This workbook walks you through everything families wish they'd sorted out sooner, one piece at a time. It isn't a book to read cover to cover. It's a working book you fill in with your parent and come back to whenever something changes.
Inside you'll find:
- A "Where Do I Start?" guide that points you to the right sections, whether you're planning ahead, dealing with a sudden change, worried about memory, or wondering if living alone still works.
- Emergency preparedness: a quick reference sheet, a hospital grab-and-go packet, and emergency bag and power outage plans.
- Medical and health: medication and doctor lists, questions for appointments, a memory and thinking observation log, and a hospital discharge checklist.
- Home safety: a room-by-room walkthrough, bathroom and tub-to-shower guidance, and questions for contractors.
- Driving: a driving check-in, an observation log, and a plan for "if driving stopped tomorrow."
- Finances and scams: warning signs, bill tracking, and prompts for the money conversation.
- Legal documents: a checklist of what to find, including wills, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, and where the originals are kept.
- Paying for care and housing options: questions about Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits, plus side-by-side comparisons of staying home, assisted living, memory care, and more, with a senior living tour checklist.
- Family and caregiving: planners for dividing responsibilities, running family meetings, and asking for specific help.
- Final wishes, digital accounts, and pets, so nothing important is left unknown.
- A 30-day preparedness plan, monthly calendars, an annual review, and a plain-English glossary.
Complete only the sections that matter now. Start small, stay practical, and come back when you need to.
Each copy is printed when you order, so please allow a few extra days for printing before it ships.
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