Health
CARE
Are your parents receiving the health care they need?
Keeping up with doctors, medications, screenings, medical records, and changing health needs can quickly become overwhelming. Understand how to help your parents stay on top of their health care, communicate effectively with their medical providers, and make sure important concerns aren’t overlooked.
Health is the true wildcard of caregiving.
Of the six categories of caregiving covered on this website, the health category generates the most questions. Often, caregivers wonder if accurate or relevant information was given to the doctor, or if the doctor really said the things that have been relayed to them by their aging loved one.
To help remedy this predicament and prepare caregivers to confidently manage health issues impacting their loved ones, we offer you this podcast dedicated to this very subject.
Topics covered in the health podcast include:
- Communication: patient to doctor, doctor to patient, and patient and/or doctor to family
- Selecting a doctor or resetting an existing doctor/patient relationship
- Preparing for doctors’ appointments
- Asking questions if medical tests are recommended
- Understanding a medical condition
- Learning about prescribed medications
- Considering treatment options
- Online research
- Visiting specialists
- Understanding surgical options
- What happens if hospitalization is required
- Various types and definitions of advance directives
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Coming Soon: The Book
A practical guide for one of life’s most important responsibilities.
Caring for aging parents is a journey most of us enter without a roadmap. The questions can be overwhelming, the decisions can be difficult, and knowing where to begin isn’t always easy. This upcoming book brings together the experience, guidance, and practical information families need to navigate this important chapter with greater confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.
Built around the essential steps required for a successful plan, the book will help families understand what to look for, what questions to ask, what decisions need to be made, and how to prepare before a situation becomes a crisis. Whether you’re just beginning to notice changes in your parents or are already deeply involved in their care, this guide is designed to help you understand where you are, and what to do next.
The book is currently in development. Check back soon for more information and an opportunity to be among the first to get a copy.
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