Raising 'Rents (as in paRents) a show about caring for an aging parent or adult

Host Zack Demopoulos recently attended a ComForCare national conference and had the opportunity to speak with quite a few owners and operators of ComForCare home care agencies from all over this continent. He shares some great tips from these passionate providers that come from their experience of hiring many caregivers in these series. In this episode he interviews Renee Henriques, owner and operator of ComForCare in Toronto Canada. This show is sponsored by ComForCare, a national home care provider that will help you live your best life possible. In previous Episode 26 and Episode 27 Zack discussed hiring home care to help you care for a family loved one so that they can continue to live at home independently and safely. Home Care is Day 17 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan to care for an aging adult. Renee shares personal experience with caring for her father. Zack: That’s Renee Henriques. She owns and operates a ComForCare home care agency in Toronto. We are going to hear more from Renee in this final episode, episdoe 33, of the series Hiring a caregiver to help you care for your family loved one. Zack: I asked Renee how did she know she was cut out for homecare? Renee: I have nursing background and have been through the home care experience twice. There was no private home at the time and she could’ve used it and someone to have coached her along. Zack: Let’s go back to the story about Renee’s father. I asked her what did she learn from that experience. Renee: Shares the story about how she handled her father who was confused wandering outside knocking on the doors of his neighbors. She had to tell him that he had to move and that it was temporary. She did it out of desperation. Zack: He was happier in the last five years of his life than he ever was. That is a powerful story and brave of Renee to have made that decision and be honest enough to share that with us. But you ask…what does that have to do with home care? Who runs a home care agency is just as important as hiring that right caregiver. With Renee at the helm of her home care operation and with all that personal raw experience, you will get genuine and appropriate guidance that will steer you in the right direction of your caregiving journey. Renee: When I meet a family in the beginning of their caregiving journey, they usually do not know where to go and do not understand the system and since I have worked in the healthcare system for a long time I can add that value. I know the person to sign up for assessment for Canada’s offering of free home care. Alzheimer Society has great resources. Zack: What makes Renee unique is that she offers resources I do not usually hear from others or may not be top of mind, resources that are very valuable for you the caregiver. Renee: I offer various caregiver support chat rooms that anyone can access regardless of where you are from. Zack asks her why is this so important? Renee: This can help calm a caregiver down. Better decision making. It helps in situations where some people may not want care and there are ways to work through that. Zack: You see, hiring a caregiver is more than just placing someone in your home. A good agency should be able to help you, like Renee is suggesting here, with things like dealing with mom or dad who may be very resistant to having a stranger in their house. Speaking of a caregiver coming to your house, I asked Renee what should a family expect from an agency as far as what they should be providing in way of a qualified and skilled caregiver? Renee: Caregivers should be bonded, insured. Agency should be credible in terms of required documentation. Ongoing education for caregivers. Ways for the family to get what they need like a schedule and is someone on call 24 hours a day. Zack: Renee is obviously very experienced. I wanted to take advantage of that and asked her to share with us some unique tips that caregivers should consider when caring a family...

Host Zack Demopoulos recently attended a ComForCare national conference and had the opportunity to speak with quite a few owners and operators of ComForCare home care agencies from all over this continent. He shares some great tips from these passionate providers that come from their experience of hiring many caregivers in these series. In this episode he interviews Devon Williams, owner and operator of ComForCare in Danbury Connecticut. This show is sponsored by ComForCare, a national home care provider that will help you live your best life possible. In previous Episode 26 and Episode 27 Zack discussed hiring home care to help you care for a family loved one so that they can continue to live at home independently and safely. Home Care is Day 17 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan to care for an aging adult. Devon shares that he initially didn’t have the appreciation for what families struggle through. Devon shares how he got into homecare. De`Zack—I don’t know about you but I am asking myself how does an Electrical Engineer all of a sudden become a home care provider. I asked him that. He said he met with someone he respected and received their feedback that led him to make this important decision. Devon shares that that someone sat down with him and told why he thought he would be a great home care provider. It takes being Zack-how did you get more confident about what you do? Devon-share that his eye opening experiences shaped his passion and confidence as a home care provider. Zack-I asked Devon what makes him different from other home care providers. Devon shares thorugh 10 years of experience he has become an information center. Zack: One thing Devon does that is very important is that he encourages you to meet with him before you make any decisions. Devon advocates meeting in a sofa visit or a free consultation. Zack: What should a family be looking for? Devon: Clear communication and honest. Zack: What should a family do when they are caring for someone who is showing some cognitive impairment. Devon: Family members should seek professional advice from agencies and doctors. Do not battle with them. Refrain from using terms like “remember” or “dementia” or “sundowning”. Don’t be in denial. Accept what is going on. This was Episode 32. Join us for Part 5, the final episode in this series talking about hiring a caregiver to help you care for a family loved one. Thank you for listening to the Raising ‘Rents podcast. If you have any questions or feedback, please go to our website www.raisingrents.com and click on the “Contact” tab. Let us know about any topics you want covered. You can also find the show notes and references to anything we talked about. Until we talk again, remember that our parents raised us, the least we can do is help raise them. Talk to you later. References: Devon Williams ComForCare Danbury CT Phone: (203) 702-1181 Fax: (203) 702-4458 Address: 155 Main Street Suite 201 Danbury, CT 06810 FACEBOOK Sources used in this episode: Intro/outro music: Arthaiz Other music: bensound-acousticbreeze bensound credit e7 Daughter Anastasia Demopoulos does the opening voice over

Host Zack Demopoulos recently attended a ComForCare national conference and had the opportunity to speak with quite a few owners and operators of ComForCare home care agencies from all over this continent. He shares some great tips from these passionate providers that come from their experience of hiring many caregivers in these series. In this episode he interviews Alois and Wilbert Smith who own and operate a ComForCare home care agency in Saginaw Michigan. This show is sponsored by ComForCare, a national home care provider that will help you live your best life possible. In previous Episode 26 and Episode 27 Zack discussed hiring home care to help you care for a family loved one so that they can continue to live at home independently and safely. Home Care is Day 17 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan to care for an aging adult. Alois begins talking about how important honesty and trust is when hiring a caregiver and an agency. Integrity and trust are not the only values and experiences Alois and Wilbert bring into their agency. They have real experiences caring for many family members of their own. Caregivers who have experience caring for their own family tend to be some of the best caregivers and home care providers I have come across. These experiences inspired Alois and Wilbert to start their own home care agency. Wilbert and Alois did not know about the home care industry and Alois found out through a SBA career coaching session when they conducted a personal background evaluation, they found they were a good match for this industry. They have helped care for two grandfathers, three great grandmothers, and three grandmothers. Alois talks about Wilbert's mother who had end stage Alzheimers compounded with a UTI and then hospitalized and placed in a rehab refusing to eat and drink. Fortunately Wilbert's mother had a directive which guided her children on how to handle situations like this. Alois share that a directive was in place that legally gave the children directions on how to handle decision on her behalf in case she couldn’t. Zack asks Alois were there any signs that she saw back then or now after the fact that might help caregivers look for? Alois shares how Wilbur’s mom was a meticulous recordkeeper used a notebook on a monthly basis and a calendar on a daily basis to keep records. Zack asks Wilbert how does he think family members can find home care providers like them, people with family experience, but also care a lot about what they do. Wilbert suggests that you meet with a home care agency in person and you can determine if they really care by the way they communicate with you and take in what you are sharing with them. Wilbert says that eye to eye is the best way to interview a home care agency and caregiver, not over the phone. Wibert says that the best question to start off an “eye to eye” conversation is “What do you do?”. Are they meticulous about hiring caregivers, do they have a process that they expose the caregiver to make sure they meet their standards, they have a resemblance of integrity that though they are not there watching them, they are going to do the right thing. Wilbert advises in order to avoid a crisis, be observant in the (care recipient’s) environment and look for things as simple as trip hazards to prevent falls. Alois: Being observant is critical. We could have intervened earlier with Wilbur’s mom if we had seen how about her notebook taking had gotten. Wilbert: You need to have another family member with you because they may see something you missed. This was Episode 31. Join us as we continue the series for the next episode where we continue talking about hiring a caregiver to help you care for a family loved one. Thank you for listening to the Raising ‘Rents podcast. If you have any questions or feedback, please go to our website www.raisingrents.com and click on the “Contact” tab. Let us know about any topics you want covered. You...

Host Zack Demopoulos recently attended a ComForCare national conference and had the opportunity to speak with quite a few owners and operators of ComForCare home care agencies from all over this continent. He shares some great tips from these passionate providers that come from their experience of hiring many caregivers in these series. In this episode he interviews Su Madan, owner and operator of a ComForCare home care agency in Canton, Massachusetts.. This show is sponsored by ComForCare, a national home care provider that will help you live your best life possible. https://comforcare.com/ In previous Episode 26 and Episode 27 Zack discussed hiring home care to help you care for a family loved one so that they can continue to live at home independently and safely. Home Care is Day 17 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan to care for an aging adult. Su shares with Zack about her family and how it shaped who she is today. Su took care of her grandfather who lived up to 99 years old in India. She knew the right step in home health to take when she came to this country from India. Su refers to her home care providing experience as getting an extra family member to help out when someone is unable to be there. She emphasises before placing someone in your own home for caregiving, make sure person coming into your home has been vetted and has insurance. For example workers compensation in case they get injured on the job. They need to be fully screened. And they need to be compassionate. Su shares that you will know if someone has compassion or not by the way they greet you, shake your hand, look into your eyes and smile. Su stresses that you should do your due diligence with an agency--check their referral sources, do they do do anything for their community besides their services, speak to some of their current clients, and check with the Council of Aging for how good their reputation may be. Su best advice for family caregivers is to be proactive and try to help mom and/or dad avoid that fall is very important. She also warns about caregiver burnout which Zack has seen many times with the families over the past years. This was Episode 30. Join us as we continue the series for the next episode where we continue talking about hiring a caregiver to help you care for a family loved one. Thank you for listening to the Raising ‘Rents podcast. If you have any questions or feedback, please go to our website www.raisingrents.com and click on the “Contact” tab. Let us know about any topics you want covered. You can also find the show notes and references to anything we talked about. Until we talk again, remember that our parents raised us, the least we can do is help raise them. Talk to you later. References: Council of Aging Su and Summit Madan ComForCare Phone: (781) 821-2800 Fax: (617) 356-8294 Address: 399 Neponset St, Suite 208 Canton, MA 02021 Sources used in this episode: Intro/outro music: Arthaiz Other music: bensound-acousticbreeze bensound credit e7 Daughter Anastasia Demopoulos does the opening voice over Website created and managed by Philip Golden

Host Zack Demopoulos recently attended a ComForCare national conference and had the opportunity to speak with quite a few owners and operators of ComForCare home care agencies from all over this continent. He shares some great tips from these passionate providers that come from their experience of hiring many caregivers in these series. In this episode he interviews Tom Bolonder, owner and operator of a ComForCare home care agency in Annapolis Maryland right on Chesapeake Bay. This show is sponsored by ComForCare, a national home care provider that will help you live your best life possible. https://comforcare.com/ In previous Episode 26 and Episode 27 Zack discussed hiring home care to help you care for a family loved one so that they can continue to live at home independently and safely. Home Care is Day 17 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan to care for an aging adult. Tom share: what they do as a home care provider. The right agency has to be hiring the right caregivers. Gives an example of a client and what his caregiver does for them. Caregivers are usually referred by other caregivers. A good agency will treat them well, invest in training, have a mentor programTom and his wife hire for heart, like the Chic Fil A model. Talks about the importance of doing reference checks on that caregiver with clients they have cared for in the past. How to hire for heart: Sit down and talk with them, you can tell when you sit down and talk with them, genuine care. Have they taken care of their own family? Volunteered? Tom shared questions you should be asking a home care agency in hiring a caregiver for their family loved one: What are the minimum hours? Will it be the same caregiver for all shifts? What kind of training do the caregivers go through? How do you vet your caregivers? What is the cost? Can you get references? Do they drive to appointments? Do they cook? How often will you report back to us? Thank you for joining us for Episode 29. Join us for the next episode where we continue our series on hiring a caregiver to help you care for a family loved one. Thank you for listening to the Raising ‘Rents podcast. If you have any questions or feedback, please go to our website www.raisingrents.com and click on the “Contact” tab. Let us know about any topics you want covered. You can also find the show notes and references to anything we talked about. Until we talk again, remember that our parents raised us, the least we can do is help raise them. Talk to you later. References: Tom and Sue Bolander ComForCare Phone: (443) 906-6282 Fax: (443) 906-6284 Address: 846 Ritchie Hwy, Suite L-2 Severna Park, MD 21146 FACEBOOK PAGE Sources used in this episode: Intro/outro music: Arthaiz Other music: bensound-acousticbreeze bensound credit e7 Daughter Anastasia Demopoulos does the opening voice over Website created and managed by Philip Golden

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. He continues with Day 17 where he talks about hiring a professional caregiver. Specifically how to choose a home care agency, what to look out for, what to ask, and how to protect your family. In Part 2 we will cover questions that you should ask a home care agency before you hire them, what the next steps are after you have identified the right home agency for your parent or parents, the different type of options for shifts including 24/7 or live in’s, how to protect your family when aides visit their home, what home care costs, and the pro’s and con’s of hiring a caregiver privately. This show is sponsored by ComForCare, a national home care provider that will help you live your best life possible. https://comforcare.com/ This is Part 2 of Day 17 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan to care for an aging parent. The Prep Plan is all about helping you the family caregiver provide your loved one with the best comfortable safest and efficient caring environment in which they can grow old in. The topic we continue with today is one option for long term care which is home care. If you have not had a chance to listen to Days 1 through 16, please go back to Season 1 and check out these episodes. Also in Season 1 we introduce the 9 beginner steps in raising your parents. http://raisingparentspodcast.com/page/5/ We also discussed on the Day 14 Episode how your parents can age in place—what to consider so that they can live at home independently as they get older in a safe environment and with dignity. Be sure to check that show out to if you haven’t already. http://raisingparentspodcast.com/episode-023-day-14-what-is-aging-in-place-for-mom-dad/ So now you have done your initial research and you have a few home care agencies that you want to ask questions. Here are a list of example questions you should be asking a home care agency you are considering to hire: Next steps: Nurse conducts an initial assessment of whom is receiving the care and they create the care plan. The agency then matches from their qualified staff who would be the best choice. Ask about this process. Typically you can find aides to do pretty much any kind of shift you need. As little as one hour or two per day or week, shifts that match your working hours, overnight staff, weekend help, around the clock 24/7 or someone who lives with your parent. Important to note that someone who lives with someone they are caring for is NOT considered working around the clock. Zack reviews these types of shifts. Must protect your family. First of all, even though agencies will tell you they are bonded and insured, you still want to eliminate any chances of theft. I would make sure all valuables are locked up. I would also make sure any information with social security numbers and confidential information that can lead to identity theft be out eyesight. Warn your parents of any suspicious behavior and how they must report it immediately. Never never give an aide money or credit cards unless you know about it and it is for an exact purchase—like groceries. No check books should be out. Make unannounced visits all the time with no real schedule. The aide should never know when you are coming. The agency should be making unannounced visits as well and report to you anything they observe. Zack reviews what homecare can cost and some ways to pay for it. https://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/aid_attendance_housebound.asp https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/care-options/in-home-carehttp://www.aging.com/in-home-care-costs-breakdown/ The Survey Showed That The Most Expensive States As Far As Senior In-Home Care Is Concerned Include (Average Costs): North Dakota – $27 Alaska – $26 Hawaii – $25 Massachusetts – $25 Minnesota – $25 Rhode Island – $25 While The States With The Least Expensive Senior In-Home Care Services Include (Average Costs): Louisiana and West...

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 17, Zack talks about hiring a professional caregiver. Specifically how to choose a home care agency, how, what to look out for, what to ask, and how to protect your family. You finally have come to the realization that you need to hire some outside help to care for mom or dad. As a home care provider myself, and having hired over 500 aides in 10 years, I will tell you the good news—most of the horror stories you have heard are not true or can be avoided. The bad news—-you still have to manage the aides no different if you let a plumber into your house. But we’re going to talk about how to do all of this the easiest way possible, how to find a good agency, what to ask and look for, and how to protect your family on this episode of Raising ‘Rents Podcast. This show is sponsored by ComForCare, a national home care provider that will help you live your best life possible. https://comforcare.com/ This is Day 17 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan to care for an aging parent. The Prep Plan is all about helping you the family caregiver provide your loved one with the best comfortable safest and efficient caring environment in which they can grow old in. The topic today is one option for long term care which is home care. If you have not had a chance to listen to Days 1 through 15, please go back to Season 1 and check out these episodes. Also in Season 1 we introduce the 9 beginner steps in raising your parents. http://raisingparentspodcast.com/page/5/ Back on the episode that was Day 14 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan To Care For An Aging Parent we talked about how your parents can age in place—what to consider so that they can live at home independently as they get older in a safe environment and with dignity. http://raisingparentspodcast.com/episode-023-day-14-what-is-aging-in-place-for-mom-dad/ It really is what most people prefer— to remain living at home as they get older. In the beginning the family caregiver steps in. It could be the spouse. It could be an adult kid who lives nearby or even a long distance adult kid. After a while though, that is just not enough or practical. When we plan for long term care as someone ages, the first goal should be that they stay home or if the situation calls for it, in someone’s home. Anywhere but a facility if it can be helped is usually the most effective option to begin with. But to make that happen, besides being the family caregiver, you need help. It is time to hire a caregiver, a professional aide from a reputable home care agency. There are two types of services that come to the home—typically referred to as home care and home health. Home care is considered non medical and home health is considered medical, that is, it is prescribed by a medical provider like a doctor...services like physical or occupational therapy, skilled nursing, administration of medicines, wound care and monitoring of health status. Usually these services are part of a care plan following a hospitalization. By the way, these services are usually paid for by medical insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, because they are prescribed by a doctor and typically associated with a hospital discharge. In this episode we are only talking about home care the is non medical. Services like Helping with adult daily activities or referred to as ADL’s in the industry, things like grooming, dressing bathing and using the toilet. There are others services as well such as assistance with safely managing tasks around the house like preparing meals, shopping, medication reminders, assistance with walking or transferring from a bed to a wheelchair, assistance with chores like light housekeeping and then there is safety supervision such as fall prevention and monitoring someone with dementia. There is also Companionship which include things like engaging in conversation and helping them with their...

Day 16 of the 30 Day Preparation Plan To Care For An Aging Adult: Senior Scams Zack shares a personal story of a scammer calling his cell phone. Scammers are getting more and more creative. Easy targets are people with cell phones (because they always pick up) and your aging parent who are at home and answer the good old fashion land line. Latest scam is about the new Medicare issued card—something every older adult may fall for. This is Day 16 of the 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging parent and the topic is senior scams. If you have not had a chance to listen to days 1-15, please go to season 1 http://raisingparentspodcast.com/page/7/ and check out those episodes. We also talk about the 9 beginner steps in raising your parent in season 1. 2.7 million reports of fraud and identity theft were reported in 2017 according to FTC Federal Trade Commission costing victims a total of $328 million. Those are the reported ones. That doesn’t count the attempts. Senior citizens are targeted more frequently than any other age group according to the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs. A very popular scam is during tax season—“This is the IRS calling”. Here are the top 10 scams of late (National Council on Aging - NCOA): https://bit.ly/1MVdQKR Some others not mentioned by these folks are the one about a scammer calling as a utility company telling the victim that they are past due and need to pay now before cutting off the power. Then there is the one posing as the NJ Motor Vehicle Department telling you your driver license has been suspended and that a payment is needed to get your license back. There is also the ones that give out a customer service rep for big names like Amazon and you google search the number and it takes you to a fake webpage that makes you think it really is Amazon and it will ask you for your information. The latest one should also get your attention. It’s about the new Medicare card and since about 44 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare that is a pretty big target group to go after. Medicare will not call you. They just don’t. Everything will be sent written in the old fashion snail mail style. So never never talk to anyone on the phone if they say they are Medicare. By the way the IRS does not make phone calls either. They use snail mail too. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/New-Medicare-Card/index.html If you haven’t seen a Medicare card ask to see your parent’s. If they haven’t received their new ones yet and you are looking at the old one, you will see the problem right away. Their social security number is on it. Medicare has always advised that you carry your card. This has been one of the biggest causes of identity thefts known for a long time. We all misplace our purses and wallets, especially as someone ages. And of course they are stolen as well. And scammers used to ask Medicare beneficiaries to read the number off the card over the phone. Today you probably notice that the social security number is hidden practically on everything. At the very most you will see xxx-xx- and the last four digits. This makes it tougher for bad people to steal your identity. So the CMS or the Center For Medicare and Medicaid Services has wanted to change this for quite some time but it was going to be very expensive to do so and they did not have the funding. Luckily they found some cash and started changing the cards as of April 2018. It is going to be a gradual process since there are so many folks who have a Medicare card. They plan to take one year to do this. But they are mailing them out automatically free of charge starting in one geographic area and moving to another. When they receive their new card, they are being asked to destroy the old one. Just make sure your parent does not destroy their social security card or health or drug plan cards. Just the old Medicare card with the Social Security number on it. Other things to know: from April 2018 until the end of April...

Host Zack Demopoulos prepares to kick off Season 2 of Raising ‘Rents but before he does he shares a bonus episode on the transition of care for a family loved one who has been hospitalized and is being discharged. This one is a personal story about Zack’s Mom. It is the first time he is sharing on a personal note and plans to do more in the future. Show Notes: Sibling dynamics--Zack has to work with his brother to care for their mother who has been hospitalized with a contagious virus that has weakened her and heart problem called supraventriculartachycardia. His brother lives in North Carolina near their mother and along with his wife is the primary caregiver. Zack lives in New Jersey and is a long distance caregiver. Cost of caring, especially as a long distance caregiver-- Zack walks through what it takes to leave New Jersey on short notice to help his brother care for their mother. Challenges of your mother telling you she wants to go home from the hospital and there is no clear plan yet. Hospital case manager--very important you meet with them early and have them help you start planning for your family member’s hospital discharge. Doctor says his mother can go home but with a plan that includes 24/7 care which Zack knew would not fly with his mom. Zack reviews options with his mother which include going home with 24/7 care which she did not want nor can a family member help her with or go to a subacute rehab facility which she immediately rejects because she considered that to be a nursing home. He convinces her to agree to go to a subacute rehab facility. Case manager gives Zack a list of recommended facilities. He is not familiar with any of them being from out of town. He reaches out to his home care provider peer and friend in Charlotte ComForCare Charlotte NC and received recommendations, two of them being on the list. Zack also asked the doctor who replied that she did not know anything about them but if it was her mother, she would go to each facility in person and check them out and make a decision from there. Zack’s brother wants their mother to go to a rehab facility by his work so if need be he can run over briefly and see her. It was mostly about location than anything else. Zack instead tries to use factors such as how good the Physical Therapy is, is subacute separated from long term care (nursing home), how many aides are there per number of patients, and if a private room is available that is paid for by Medicare. Sibling dynamics once again come into play here. After selecting a subacute facility, Zack is ready to take his mom there. Very important that you get the discharge plan documents from the Director of Nursing or Case Manager so that you can share it with the facility. Discharge plan has special instructions and lists medications, some of them could be new since her hospital admission. Thank you for listening to the Raising ‘Rents podcast. This was Episode 25. If you have any questions or feedback, please go to our website www.raisingrents.com and click on the “Contact” tab. You can also find the show notes and references to anything we talked about. Until we talk again, remember that our parents raised us, the least we can do is help raise them. Talk to you later. Sources used in this series: https://comforcare.com/new-jersey/fairfield

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 15, Zack talks about what is involved when it is time for your parents to down size and move.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 14, Zack talks about what it means when the term “aging in place” is used and how this may apply to you and your parents or an aging adult you know.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 13, Zack talks about being a long distance adult kid caring and worrying about your aging parent and some things you can do about it.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 12, Zack talks about how staying active as you age will keep go far in keeping you healthy.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 11, Zack talks about how important estate planning is, and how an elder care attorney can help with that and long term planning.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 10, Zack does a high level overview of Medicare and how important it is to understand it for yourself and your parents in managing health care costs.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 9, Zack talks about how important it is to stay on top of your parents hearing and some of the things to look for as they age.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 8, Zack talks about how important it is to stay on top of your parents eye health and some of the things to look for as they age.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 7, Zack talks about how many doctors an aging adult may have and what are the best ways to help your parent manage them and benefit most from them.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 6, he talks about medication management, the risks of not complying, the polypharmacy issues, and the problems that can occur if medication is not managed correctly.

Host Zack Demopoulos launches his 30 day preparation plan to care for an aging adult. In Day 5, he talks about what some of the signs are that Mom or Dad should not be driving anymore and how to take the keys away.