Caring for Your Aging Parents
Are you worried about your aging parents? Do you feel they will need either in-home care, driving assistance, or possibly move into assisted living or a memory care facility?
Join me as I discuss your concerns around caring for your senior parents with changes they may experience as they age, the different types of care for your parents, and how to avoid caregiver burnout.
It’s hard enough taking care of your family in today’s world. Then, when you add in nursing care, physical rehabilitation, and looking for a personal assistant or a new housing situation to better suit your parents’ needs as they age, you can find yourself frustrated, confused, and unsure of where to start when sorting through the myriad of options available to you and other Gen Xers who are on a journey to seek out long term care.
How can I find assisted living facilities near me? Does long-term care insurance cover assisted living facilities? Is memory care covered by long-term care insurance? How can I get a reverse mortgage on my home if I’m a senior or elderly individual who needs to move into an assisted living facility? What do I need to know when caring for a person with dementia? Is memory care tax deductible? What benefits are offered for aging Veterans? What do I need to know if one or both of my parents need Medicaid?
Make sure to follow Caring for Your Aging Parents on your favorite podcast player, along with our YouTube channel, to get the answers you need to your questions about caring for your geriatric parents, helping them to find memory care, or the best assisted living facility to meet their changing needs.
Latest episodes
Sep 12, 2023 • 20min
Caring for My Terminally Ill Parents
Caring for Your Aging Parents Season 01 Episode 02 Caring for My Terminally Ill Parents Welcome to Caring For Your Aging Parents, where I assist the elderly and their caretakers by providing education on how to take care of your aging parents. There will be new episodes every week where you’ll receive valuable information on how to make confident, informed decisions on elderly care. How I Cared for My Terminally Ill Parents Both my parents had cancer in the same timespan - and they both passed away within a year of each other. I understand how hard it is to take care of your parents, especially when you’re managing doctors, their place of residence, medical bills, and finding the right type of care when they have to leave the hospital. It’s hard to juggle family life when you have your parents to take care of, and this episode will give you a bit of an insight into the challenges I faced taking care of my terminally ill parents over a decade ago. How you provide care for your parents depends on many things, such as their own preferences, disabilities, and of course affordability and access. The best choice for your parents may not be the same choice your neighbor or cousin makes, but by preparing well and educating yourself, you can provide care with confidence. Learning to Be a Caregiver Transitioning into a caregiving role can be confusing and scary no matter what your situation is. I understand the journey personally, and next week I’ll be sharing my story of how I took care of my parents while also balancing my family and education. I hope to give you the strength, ability, and information necessary so that you can make the best choice for your own situation. Podcast Resources Caring For Your Aging Parents on YouTube Visit us to find out more on Caring for Your Aging Parents Give me a call to locate a senior placement specialist in your area 503.830.1812
Sep 5, 2023 • 7min
Welcome to the Caring for Your Aging Parents Podcast!
Caring for Your Aging Parents Season 01 Episode 01 Trailer Talking about Caring for Your Aging Parents Welcome to Caring For Your Aging Parents, where I, a certified senior care advisor, assist elderly and their caretakers by providing education on how to take care of your aging parents. There will be new episodes every week where you’ll receive valuable information on how to make confident, informed decisions for your parents or whomever you’re caring for. We all spend so much of our lives depending on our parents; now, many of you may be adjusting to or preparing for a time where they depend on you, instead. It’s important to know what options you have for your parents and their unique situation, and this is the place to get it. What To Expect from this Podcast In this podcast, I’ll go over the many components that go into caring for your aging parents, such as: private pay, Medicare and Medicaid, the different types of living facilities, and much more. In the subjects where I’m not an expert, I’ll be bringing in elder care-specific experts who can share their best practices and advice so that you have every tool at your disposal. How you provide care for your parents depends on many things, such as their own preferences, disabilities, and of course affordability and access. The best choice for your parents may not be the same choice your neighbor or cousin makes, but by preparing well and educating yourself, you can provide care with confidence. Learning to Be a Caregiver Transitioning into a caregiving role can be confusing and scary no matter what your situation is. I understand the journey personally, and next week I’ll be sharing my story of how I took care of my parents while also balancing my family and education. I hope to give you the strength, ability, and information necessary so that you can make the best choice for your own situation. Podcast Resources Caring For Your Aging Parents on YouTube Visit us to find out more on Caring for Your Aging Parents Give me a call to locate a senior placement specialist in your area 503.830.1812
