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Aging Parents and Common Sense:
A Practical Guide for You and Your Parents
Download over 60 pages of practical information on the financial, legal, emotional and lifestyle issues of caring for aging parents. The guide identifies dozens of resources for support and additional information. This award-winning guide was developed by the AXA Foundation and Children of Aging Parents (CAPS) and The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC).
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Download select chapters below:
BEING THERE WHEN YOU’RE NEEDED (20k)
Communication: Its Importance.Opening the Dialogue.Information and Key Document List
THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (23k)
What Constitutes Normal Aging?.Health Issues.Overmedication.Your Parents’ Well-being.Finding Local Services
WHERE WILL THEY LIVE? (25k)
The Meaning of Home.Housing Options
YOUR PARENTS’ FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (24k)
The Importance of Planning.Day-to-day Affairs.Financial Emergencies.Estate Planning
YOUR PARENTS’ LEGAL AFFAIRS (21k)
Do Your Parents Have an Attorney?.Elder Law Attorneys.Writing and Updating Wills.Powers of Attorney.Guardianships and Conservatorships.Advance Medical Directives
SOME OF THE TOUGHEST ISSUES (23k)
Long-distance Care.Going to the Doctor.Driving.Elder Abuse.Alcoholism.Depression.The Hospice Option
YOUR WELL-BEING (17k)
Helping Yourself is as Important as Helping Your Parents.Where You Can Turn for Help
GLOSSARY OF MOST COMMONLY USED TERMS (24k)
DIRECTORY OF RESOURCES (69k)
General Information.Health.Housing.Financial.Legal
ADDITIONAL SOURCE MATERIAL (31k)
Publications.Video tapes
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