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Care for an Aging Parent

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Caring for an aging parent without burning out: notice what's changing, talk about their wishes, find the help and adaptations available, sign powers of attorney in time, understand who pays for care, get paid for caring where you can, fit caring around work (and protect your own health) from Medicare, Medicaid, the NIA, the ACL and the research.

2h 57m5 constellations
AT THE SUMMIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

01Spot when a parent needs help and start the right assessments

02Talk about their wishes and get them written down

03Sort lasting powers of attorney, grants and paying for care

04Claim carers' support, keep your job and protect your own health

Every lesson of Care for an Aging Parent

15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.

Level 1When a Parent Needs HelpFree · 3 lessons
  1. Notice what's changingSpot when a parent needs help, and know the first formal step.11 min
  2. The conversation about the futureTalk with a parent about their wishes, before a crisis forces it.13 min
  3. Checkpoint: the first stepsPut the first steps in order: noticing, talking, assessing.11 min
Level 2Help at HomeMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Help at homeKnow the help available at home, and the exercise that prevents falls.12 min
  2. Adapting the homeKnow the grants and loans that can pay for home repairs and adaptations.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: a home that worksPlan the help, adaptations and activity that keep a parent at home.11 min
Level 3Money and Legal MattersMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Powers of attorney and advance directivesKnow the papers that let someone decide for your parent, and why they can't wait.12 min
  2. Paying for careKnow who pays for long-term care, and how long savings would last.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: papers in orderGet the legal and money basics sorted before a crisis.11 min
Level 4Caring and WorkingMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Getting paid to careKnow how family caregivers can be paid, and what your hours are worth.12 min
  2. Caring and your jobUse your rights at work to make caring and working fit together.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: recognition and rightsMake sure you're claiming what caring entitles you to.11 min
Level 5Look After YourselfMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Strain, not caring, is the riskUnderstand what the evidence says about carers' health.12 min
  2. Support for youFind support for yourself as a caregiver, and share the load.12 min
  3. Capstone: your care planPull the path into one plan your family can use.13 min
FREE

Level 1 is open.

Membership opens every other level of this path.

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AFTER THE CORE

Keep going where this path leads.

Know Your Rights at WorkCarer's leave and flexible working in depth · 3h
Keep Your Brain HealthyDementia risk and what helps · 2h 52m