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The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help [Paperback]

Joy Loverde
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Book Description

April 14, 2009
The only guide you’ll ever need to manage the care of your aging family

FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED


As our population shifts and ages, the care needs for our elders continue to change and evolve. Today’s generation of family and professional caregivers faces new decisions and challenges, as well as previously unavailable options. This thoroughly revised and updated 2009 edition of The Complete Eldercare Planner equips you with reliable, up-to-the-minute information to help you plan and manage caring for your loved ones.

Comprehensive and detailed, sensitive and realistic, practical and accessible, the 2009 edition provides even more tips on prioritizing and organizing caregiving tasks, balancing work and family responsibilities, and navigating the complex maze of eldercare services. In addition to an expanded index of Internet resources and access to downloadable forms of key documents, you’ll find indispensable checklists, worksheets, step-by-step action plans, lists of questions to ask, low-cost and free alternative resources, and The Document Locator™. This new edition covers:

•Getting started on creating a long-term care plan
•Finding help, especially if you live far away
•Managing the financial aspects
•Talking to elders about sensitive subjects
•Senior housing–move or stay put?
•Managing medications
•And many other topics of vital interest to anyone caring for an elder

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About the Author

JOY LOVERDE, a leading consultant in the senior/active adult industry for thirty years, shares her expertise with family members and professionals who want to successfully plan and manage eldercare and caregiving issues. Her work has been featured on Today, the CBS Early Show, National Public Radio, and in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and Consumer Reports. She lives in Chicago. Visit her website at ElderIndustry.com.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Rev Upd edition (April 14, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307409627
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307409621
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.9 x 9.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joy Loverde is recognized as one of the leading experts on family caregiving, eldercare and successful aging. Her best selling book, "The Complete Eldercare Planner: Where to Start, Questions to Ask, How to Find Help" (2009, Revised and Updated, Random House), reflects the depth of her understanding and compassion for the needs of older Americans.

"The book is the best we saw..." says the American Medical Association.

" ... gives the reader a sense that she/he made order out of chaos. " Children of Aging Parents Association

Over 25-years experience as a media spokesperson, Joy's appearances include the Today Show, CBS Early Show, CNN Headline News, ABC News, Fox News, National Public Radio, and others. A seasoned on-camera marketing professional, product endorsements have included Energizer Battery Company, Masterpiece Living, and a host of independent-living products.

During her career, Joy has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Times, Kiplinger's Retirement Report, Chicago Tribune, Family Circle, Working Woman, and HR Magazine among many others. USA TODAY ran a four-part series on Joy's eldercare programs.

Joy is a popular keynote speaker for a variety of audiences including National Institutes of Health, Xerox Women's International Conference, American Compensation Association, Catholic Charities, Employee Assistance Professionals Association, and numerous others. Joy specializes in keynotes and workshops for family members and professionals: employers, women's groups, conferences, church groups, law firms, financial institutions, alumni associations, adult ed, senior housing, health care providers and retreat centers.

" Your presentation was not only informative and heartfelt, but was one of the most entertaining I've seen. It was clear that your presentation "got them thinking," and as a result, we are more confident than before that we will achieve our sales goals. " Concordia Senior Living

" The seminar was superb! Best one I've been to. " National Institutes of Health

Joy founded Silvercare Productions, a marketing firm in 1989, with a focus on the mature-market population. She also serves as a consultant to human resource professionals, attorneys, financial planners, clergy, retirement-housing directors, and other members of the fast-growing eldercare industry.

Joy is an active member of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans, AAHSA, America Senor Housing Association, and Chicago's historic St. Joseph Church.

Joy lives in Chicago. For more information on Joy Loverde go to her website (www.elderindustry.com).




Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book available July 4, 2009
Format:Paperback
The Complete Eldercare Planner by Joy Loverde is an amazing combination of practical information, and informed guidance on how to negotiate the challenges of personal aging, and aging relatives. I have worked in the health promotion and aging field for over 35 years and have seldom seen this much information in one place on any topic. It is well organized, easy to understand, and honest about the realities of the difficulties of aging in our culture. I cannot think of any major question faced by those involved in this part of the life cycle that is not included in the book. The inclusion of many checklists, and other resource lists will simply the process of decision making every step of the way. My advice to those with questions about Eldercare is to buy this book, use it, and share it with those in your immediate family. You will be in a better position to handle the complex situations that emerge as you navigate this part of your family life cycle.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Simply excellent...I just finished the book, cover to cover, A+...This is a
"foundational book" that every Baby Boomer should own (in addition to my
book)...Nice work Joy...Nice work... David Solie, author of "How to Say It
To Seniors"How to Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap with Our Elders
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Most Valuable Resource July 28, 2009
Format:Paperback
This book continues to be the first place I refer people who ask me what to do for their aging parents. Having been in the senior living industry for nearly 25 years, I know what people need to look for. But I still encourage the many people who ask my advice to start with Joy's book! The last person I directed to the book told me that she had no idea just how helpful the information would be before she read it and that she agreed that it was a "must read" before even starting to look for senior living options for her parents.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars When Joy writes, she enriches our lives.
I've known Joy for twenty years -- half spent in assisted living with Parkinson's. Joy writes the way she lives: straight-up with clarity, thoroughness and compassion. Read more
Published 2 months ago by The Voice of Aging Boomers
4.0 out of 5 stars Likely more than you need to know.
Wow, there's lots to learn and like this format and approach over others I looked at. Good luck with your eldercare project....
Published 3 months ago by D. Snider
5.0 out of 5 stars Online Resources Compliment Book
Book was extremely helpful! Very practical and great tips. I actually went to her website at elderindustry.com to download forms and checklists that I couldn't get on kindle.
Published 5 months ago by Gina C. Thurber
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good choice for Kindle
There are graphs, charts, and forms in this book. It's really a workbook. Don't buy it on Kindle because it's really very hard to use in the ebook format. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Margaret Conover
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, practical, and easy to use resource . . .
The the most prominant impression of "The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revied and Updated Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help," is that it is a... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Margaret Lucas Jacobs
5.0 out of 5 stars Pleased with product and service
My book order arrived in a timely manner and in excellent condition. I will definitely order again...
just wish I had ordered this book earlier.
Published 14 months ago by N Cummings WA state
4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource when illness strikes unexpectedly
This is a practical useful book - worksheets to capture essential information, good lists of resources, and a reassuring tone throughout. Read more
Published 18 months ago by kayli
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Advice
As the host of the 'Coping with Caregiving' radio show, I am constantly sent books from authors interested in being on my show. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jacqueline Marcell
5.0 out of 5 stars More than satisfied
Twelve years ago I purchased an earlier version when dealing with an older relative - long distance. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Marcie
5.0 out of 5 stars very helpful guide
This book is nice for organizing everything you'll need and has great tips on what to do, where to find resources, etc. Read more
Published 22 months ago by L. Roth
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