How To Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles

Book Synopsis: How To Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles is a practical guide to eldercare that you can read in one night, leaving you with a smile on your face and an organized plan in your toolbox. Chock full of helpful tips, useful guidance and great resources - perfect for anyone responsible for the care of an aging parent, in-law, friend or relative. It makes a great gift too. Topics include: financial planning for the elderly, getting legal docs in order, buying long-term care insurance, selecting the right housing options, hospice, Medicare, downsizing the treasures; and much more. Why wait for the next elder emergency? This book prepares you BEFORE the next emergency. You'll have tools and tips to implement immediately that lighten your load and bring some relief to your journey.

Suzanne Blankenship is in her second decade of eldercare with aging parents and in-laws. She has used her business background to develop tools, tips, and guidance that bring an organized approach to an otherwise randomly arriving responsibility. Even if your parents or elders are not in need of much care yet, this book helps you plan and put things in place so that, when they do need more from you, you can offer more care and less panic.

How To Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles can be read in one night and put in your briefcase or tote bag for reference anytime you face another vexing eldercare issue. Suzanne's humor is soft, tongue-in-cheek and spot on without being offensive or disrespectful. If you've walked this journey in any way, you'll immediately get her humor and you'll appreciate it. It lightens the load of an emotionally-laden topic, refreshes your perspective so you can keep going, allowing you to stay the course with your decisions and your care. The cartoons are hilarious - full of truth, giving you permission to laugh at what you are facing in eldercare. This book is a must-read and a great tool to help save your sanity in the midst of some tough times and hard choices. Tools from the trenches, served with spot-on humor and a realistic perspective - you'll love reading How To Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles and you'll return to it for guidance over and over as you face new and different dilemmas.