Future Topics

These are some of the topics I would like to write about over the coming weeks.  If you have any personal experiences about any of these topics that you would like to share, or suggestions for other topics you would like me to research and report on, please contact me at kfrost4@cfl.rr.com.

• How to decide when your parent(s) need care
• Downsizing - selling the family home and the emotional ties to the home and memories
• Dealing with physical limitations
• Dealing with mental limitations
• Finding and hiring household help and home health aides
• Finding local sources for information and help
• Transportation options
• Finding and assessing adult day care facilities
• Deciding when a nursing home is the answer
• Finding and assessing nursing homes
• Hospice care
• Helping parents with financial issues
• Paying for caregivers, Medicare/Medicaid, setting a family member as a caregiver with government payment for "services"
• Getting yourself named as the patient advocate to deal with SS checks, Medicare and insurance companies
• Getting your parent on no-call and no-junk mail lists to protect them from scams
• Wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs
• Handicap accessories, getting doors widened, counters lowered, other handicapped living accommodations, and how those changes affect home values
• Tax preparations
• Care of the caregiver, taking time for yourself, support groups
• Reverse mortgages
• Identify theft, services, protection, homeowner's insurance protection for identity theft

I would love to hear from you with suggestions and what topics you would like to discuss first.

Until next time,

Take care,

Kathy Frost

Comments

[Dorothy Simmons]

I recently became the sole caregiver forl my mother in my home. She is mostly confined to her bed. I did not know that there was government funding for full time caregivers. Would like more information please.