40 Life-Enhancing Tips for Your Aging Parents

Just because parents are aging, it doesn't mean that the quality of the parent or adult children's lives need to decline too. Here are 40 tips to help improve the quality, fun, activity, independence and joy in life at any age. This provides the adult child or caregiver increased peace of mind, a feeling of less overwhelm and ways to find more mindful ways of assisting parents so both generations lead quality lives.

235 Helpful Home Accommodations & Adaptations for Senior Adults

This guide distinguishes itself by the sheer number of practical and no/low cost changes that can be made in every area of a parent's life and in their adult child's life. It makes daily living tasks easier, allows people to maintain their independence and safety longer, and promotes a better quality of life. Most seniors want to live in their own homes as long as possible.

Senior Adult Daily Living Skills Assessment Tool

This detailed assessment of everyday tasks is the basis for much in a senior's life — the type and extent of services and/or financial assistance influencing home health agencies, doctors' offices, and others. Answering the questions can't easily be done when not understanding what the assessment is asking. Many seniors won't tell the degree they cannot do something, eliminating themselves from services they qualify for and need. Breaking down daily tasks reveals where problems are occurring and being proactive about it, answering assessment questions well. The working assessment tool goes to appointments to show details of what is happening. The assessment is meant to continuously track changes that aging or chronic health conditions can cause. Using the assessment helps seniors sooner with challenges, get the services they qualify for, and improve the quality of life.

The Essential "What is Where?" Checklist

Picking up a parent's financial matters can be challenging in finding information to keep things going temporarily or permanently. If someone dies suddenly or is incapacitated, it is crucial to have all the information in one place. This workbook does that. It is meant for updates and changes, enabling someone to jump in and handle another person's finances with little trouble.

10 Common Causes of Nutritional Deficit in Senior Adults

At every age the human body requires different nutrients. 68% of all seniors need to improve their nutritional diets. This guide discusses what extra vitamins might be needed as an adult; 10 major reasons why seniors may not be eating well and what can be done about it. To lead the best quality of life as a senior, nutrition is the key to good health, along with maintaining physical and mental activities, and enjoying life. A healthier life is possible by utilizing the information and additional resources in this book.

How to Choose the Best Assisted Living or Nursing Home

Helping senior parents move into assisted living or a nursing home is a huge step, one not taken lightly. Parents' happiness and health depends greatly on finding the home that best meets their needs. No more confusion. Here is an in-depth, detailed tool to learn what to look for in a home, what information to gather...

8 Residential Alternatives for Independent Living for Aging Parents

Many people have no idea what options are available if aging parents cannot continue to live in the current home. This guide includes how to assess and decide which residential option is the 'right' one, and how to assist the parent(s)' move so it is smoother, more organized, and easier for everyone.