Books & Resources Aging Parent Support

Aging Parent Support

A little clarity for the next care decision.

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5 books

Aging Parent Guides

Practical guidance for conversations, care decisions, and family transitions.

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Moving Mom or Dad to Assisted Living

Choose the right community, understand costs, plan the move, and navigate the first 30 days while keeping your parent’s wishes at the center.

Free Three Answers From a Tour

Bring home answers you can discuss together. One printable page, free for personal and family use.

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Sample page: Nighttime care and response from Moving Mom or Dad to Assisted Living
Sample page: Nighttime care and response
Sample page: Compact true 12-month cost worksheet from Moving Mom or Dad to Assisted Living
Sample page: Compact true 12-month cost worksheet
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When Mom or Dad Has a Health Crisis

A practical guide to the ER, hospital stay, discharge, rehabilitation, home recovery, and the decisions that come next.

Free Care-Team Conversation Notes

Keep the question, the answer and the next contact together. One printable page, free for personal and family use.

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Sample page: First 24 hours checklist from When Mom or Dad Has a Health Crisis
Sample page: First 24 hours checklist
Sample page: Confirming the final discharge handoff from When Mom or Dad Has a Health Crisis
Sample page: Confirming the final discharge handoff
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When Mom or Dad Has Dementia

When memory changes everything, find practical guidance for safety, communication, memory care, and the next stage of care.

Free Family Help Plan

Turn an offer to help into agreed tasks, dates, a backup plan, and a short check-in. One printable page, free for personal and family use.

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Sample page: Siblings, spouses and the family fight from When Mom or Dad Has Dementia
Sample page: Siblings, spouses and the family fight
Sample page: Nobody agrees who is responsible from When Mom or Dad Has Dementia
Sample page: Nobody agrees who is responsible
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When Mom or Dad Needs Hospice

Explore hospice care, questions for the team, your parent’s wishes, caregiver support, and grief before and after loss.

Free What Matters and Who to Ask

Make room for your parent's wishes and the next conversation. One printable page, free for personal and family use.

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Sample page: The next few hours from When Mom or Dad Needs Hospice
Sample page: The next few hours
Sample page: Beginning with your parent’s wishes from When Mom or Dad Needs Hospice
Sample page: Beginning with your parent’s wishes
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When Mom or Dad Refuses Help

Prepare for difficult conversations about help, safety, and independence, with practical scripts and next steps that keep your parent’s wishes central.

Free One Respectful Conversation

Listen first, then agree on a manageable next step. One printable page, free for personal and family use.

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Sample page: Asking permission and listening from When Mom or Dad Refuses Help
Sample page: Asking permission and listening
Sample page: Setting caregiver boundaries from When Mom or Dad Refuses Help
Sample page: Setting caregiver boundaries