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Step 4 of Life-Care Planning: Final Wishes, Dignity & Compassion
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Now we reach the end. The entire life-care planning process is meant to ensure A LIFE WORTH LIVING for our elder loved ones. And that’s especially the case for the final step: end-of-life planning. It’s a tough conversation. I’ve facilitated many of them as a Board-certified Patient […]
Step 3 of Life-Care Planning Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of Us
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) I know this part of the journey well because I’ve walked it myself for decades and in several different capacities. Step 3 of life-care planning calls upon the care recipient to honor those who give selflessly on their behalf: care partners and the entire care-partner team. In […]
How to Find a Qualified Patient Advocate to Navigate the Maze of Elder Care
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) How do you find an experienced and qualified Patient Advocate? Well, look no further. You found me! Relax, I’m kidding! It’s a valid question you may have been asking for some time while helping your elder loved one. Finding an experienced Patient Advocate makes all the difference […]
Step 2 of Life-Care Planning: Tools for Living Your Best Life
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) This might just be my favorite step of the life-care planning process. “Step 2: Tools for Living Your Best Life” is a segment that celebrates you or your elder loved one as an individual – embracing joy, purpose and fulfillment for A LIFE WORTH LIVING. Here at […]
Step 1 of Life-Care Planning: Let’s Get to Know Each Other
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) For several decades now, I’ve approached meeting new life-care planning clients with a simple objective. “Let’s take it a step at a time,” I say. “Let’s get to know each other.” Life-care planning is a marathon. There may be many years – even decades – between beginning […]
10 Caregiver Tips for Dealing with the Unknown: Embrace the Journey with Confidence
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) As a loving and devoted care partner to an elder loved one, you’ve probably faced more unknowns than you’d ever imagined possible. Many of my Patient Advocacy clients have told me how life’s curveballs – especially while caring for someone else – can make the job seem […]
