Introduction

You find out from the doctor that your parent is no longer safe living alone and can’t return home from the hospital. And you have 2 days to make arrangements! All of a sudden you are thrust into a situation that you have no clue how to handle. You are facing a whole world of vocabulary, options, financial and legal questions.

Questions and Concerns

What are we going to do? Where do we start? How am I going to handle this? Who is out there to get us through this? What are the options? How much will this cost? How are we going to pay for this? How are we going to break this to Mom and Dad?

The Purpose of This Book

This book is written to guide you through it. It’s about navigating the ground game. You can spend hours researching, analyzing and becoming an expert yet do you have time for that? This book is process oriented. Here are the steps, definitions, discussions to have, the financial piece, things to consider when making decisions, and how to honor your senior in the process.

Goals and Approach

The goal is your parent’s wellbeing and safety. Your strategy must be realistic and sustainable. It’s one of those books that you carry with you, read as you go, review and discuss in family meetings. It is designed to get you and your senior through it and to a positive place in the long run.