Vital Elder Care Resources
()
About this ebook
Knowing the immense responsibility it can become, and while the drama of such an undertaking in your life such as caring for your elderly parent(s) or other loved one(s) can seem insurmountable and complicated, this booklet of vital resources will help lighten your load.
With a combined total of decades of health care experience – and experiences – we at Spirit Wine PublicationsTM had become increasingly concerned at the lack of information and the difficulty in locating what was available. Constantly it resulted in tremendous burdens upon the families and care givers. Pooling our concerns and years of experience, then, this booklet was born in the hopes of relieving the stress, confusion, and frustration on those of you whom have been given the care giver charge. In combination with our care givers supportive website – ParentCareAnon.com – we attempt to cover all areas of needs for which you may be searching. Step into this valuable booklet at any stage you may be needing advice.
Betthni Jiggs
More to come on Betthni Jiggs...author of Vital Elder Care Resources, in e-book preparation.
Related to Vital Elder Care Resources
Related ebooks
Generation Squeezed : A Holistic Guide For Taking Care Of Aging Parents Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmbracing Elderhood: Planning for the Next Stage of Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTaking the "Duh" Out of Divorce Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFinding a Care Home: Family Caregiver Series, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMexico An Expat’s Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIf I Had Only Known: Checklists & Guidance Before and After a Loved One Dies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnwrapping the Sandwich Generation: Life Vignettes About Seniors And Their Adult Boomer Children Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTurn Medicaid Nightmares into Miracles: Let's Deal with Medicaid and Protect Your Assets - Now! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTo The ER? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFinancial Advice for Blue Collar America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow To Get Your House Right Cheaply Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHomes with Heart: Turning Living Spaces Into Loving Places Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLight in the Shadows: A Life of Epilepsy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Our Family Prepared A Home To Care For Our Elderly Parents: Family Caregiver Series, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Your Parent Moves In: Every Adult Child's Guide to Living with an Aging Parent Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Time LIke Now Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFood Is Medicine Nutritious and Delicious Recipes from my home shared with you Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret to Financial Health for Women: Everything Your Mother Never Told You About Creating Wealth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMoving Out Guide Book With Apartment Checklist Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThrive Beyond Divorce: Mastering The Money Game, Discovering Your Purpose and Offering Your Gift To The World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDownsizing The Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 250 Eldercare Questions Everyone Should Ask Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGet Career Fit: Healthcheck Your Career and Leap Into Your Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNesting for Newbies: A Beginner's Guide to Home Buying Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYour Daily Routine is Your Success: Financial Freedom, #97 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlzheimer's Home Care Guide Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/572 Hours Debt Management Strategy Plan That Faithfully Works for Everyone Quickly And Economicaly Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Relationships For You
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges: 60 Habit-Forming Programs to Live an Infinitely Better Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All About Love: New Visions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm Glad My Mom Died Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist: The Narcissism Series, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Codependence and the Power of Detachment: How to Set Boundaries and Make Your Life Your Own Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Vital Elder Care Resources
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Vital Elder Care Resources - Betthni Jiggs
Spirit Wine Publications™
PO Box 233
Mandeville LA 70471
spiritwinepub@gmail.com
http://www.spiritwinepub.org
PRESENTS
VITAL ELDER CARE RESOURCES™
by
Betthni Jiggs
Published by Spirit Wine Publications™
Copyright 2012
Spirit Wine Publications™
Smashwords Edition
License Notes
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to SpiritWinePub.org or Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
~ Chapter One ~
Primary Care Giver
~ Chapter Two ~
In-Home Care
~ Chapter Three ~
Assisted Living
~ Chapter Four ~
Medicare and Medicaid
~ Chapter Five ~
Legal Aid - All 50 States
~ Chapter Six ~
Common and Little-Known Benefits
~ Chapter Seven ~
Your Ombudsman - Your Best Friend!
~ Chapter Eight ~
End-Of-Life Care
~ Chapter Nine ~
Care Giver Support
~ Chapter Ten ~
Supportive Websites
~ FORWARD ~
Knowing the immense responsibility it can become, and while the drama of such an undertaking in your life such as caring for your elderly parent(s) or other loved one(s) can seem insurmountable and complicated, our hope is that this booklet of vital resources will help lighten your load. With a combined total of decades of health care experience - and experiences - we at Spirit Wine Publications™ had become increasingly concerned at the lack of information and the difficulty in locating what was available. Constantly it resulted in tremendous burdens upon the families and care givers. Pooling our concerns and years of experience, then, this booklet was born in the hopes of relieving the stress, confusion, and frustration on those of you to whom the care giver charge has been given. We strove to cover all areas of needs for which you may be searching, allowing you to step into this resource book at any step of your sojourn.
In the organization of this booklet of resources I was myself often overwhelmed with memories and the reality of my own inevitable destiny. With age 63 creeping up on me, making me about 20 years older than those around me and 20 years younger than most of the persons we are writing about, I feel like the center of a sandwich . . . hmmm, let’s sugar-coat it a bit and I’ll be the Oreo center, instead. I have been the Queen of Denial up until the writing of this book, but, funny, isn’t it, how sometimes life 'just up and smacks ya' with reality when you least expect it!
And the truth of that hurts in more ways than one. Having been a Certified Nursing Aide and Home Health Care Aide off and on for a few decades, I was able to slide right into the new venture of this book. Of all the positions of employment I have held over half a century in the workforce, caring for the elderly has been