This authoritative guide by Chicago consultant Joy Loverde offers a comprehensive overview of the medical, financial, and personal issues associated with caring for the aged, from emergency preparedness to long-distance assistance to low-cost and free resources to dealing with disability and death. Gives the reader hope, confidence, and the knowledge to help make intelligent decisions and choices.

The Complete Eldercare Planner equips families with the vital information they need and provides fill-in space to keep critical medical, legal, financial, and personal records always readily available. The Planner includes vital information on: how to tell when an elder needs help; how to broach difficult topics with an elder; where to find low-cost or free information and services....[This book] will ease the trauma and difficulty of eldercare, and provide security and peace of mind for elders and caregivers alike.