August 30, 2008



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Caring for Your Parents: The Complete Family Guide

Step by step, coauthors and AARP experts Hugh Delehanty and Elinor Ginzler help readers along an innovative and resourceful path to caregiving—one that deepens the intergenerational bond, transforming an undeniable duty into a journey of spiritual growth and personal discovery. More >>

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Discussion

Connect With Fellow Caregivers
The AARP community has set up discussion groups for caregivers. Topics include:

Managing the Stress of Caregiving
The Joys of Caregiving
Long-Distance Caregivers
PBS Special: Caring for Your Parents
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Related Links

AARP.org's New Caregiving Channel
Tap into this vast array of resources and guidance from AARP's experts on caregiving. You'll find a wealth of tips, ideas, and multimedia features to help you care for those you care about.

Caring for the Caregiver
They’re often the last to ask for help, but the millions of people who manage the care of ailing family members and friends are themselves among the neediest. (AARP The Magazine, November & December 2007)

Caregiving Program Spells Success
A creative new program in Vermont pays family members or friends to care for older adults who want to remain in their homes. (AARP Bulletin Online Extra, December 2006)

Double Bind
As boomers juggle work and caring for their aging parents, business also pays a price. (AARP Bulletin, May 2006)

With Love and Without Guilt
Caregivers who constantly deny their own needs are at greater risk for psychological and physical problems. (Available in both English and Spanish from AARP Segunda Juventud, Fall 2003)

Managing Older Relatives' Money, From Afar
New services are emerging to help adult children who assume financial chores for their parents. (AARP Bulletin, June 2003)

A Caregiver Looks Ahead—Who Will Be Me for Me?
In caring for her elderly mother, a loving daughter learns to be resourceful about preparing for her own old age. (Originally published in My Generation, May & June 2002)

 
Caregivers Toolbox

Worksheet: Inventory of Your Parents' Key Documents (PDF file)
This resource identifies the various files that you may need to access in caring for your parents. Scribble down the locations of all such documents, and share the document with siblings and others

 

Worksheet: Tracking Your Parents' Monthly Income/Expenses (PDF)
Use this resource to help steer financial planning for your parents—now and in the future

 

Statement of Personal Health-Care Values (PDF)
Ask your parents to use this document to record their feelings about various health-care issues