Caregiving Challenges and Opportunities for Solo Agers
Joy Loverde, author, The Complete Eldercare Planner (revision 4) and Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old, discusses longevity and its effects of growing older.
Joy brings unique thoughts and questions for us to consider: Start thinking about: Who’s going to look at me (to me) FOR care?
The questions Joy addresses:
What’s your definition of care? (Expanded definition of significance of longevity)
(Why we can expect to be caregivers. Longevity. We’re Aging with people alongside them and we care about them.)
What is the significance of longevity as it relates to Caregiving?
Joy’s books, The Complete Eldercare Planner – has a 4th edition. Why another edition? Can you tell us about that?
When can solo agers expect caregiving to begin?
Joy, also explains the Value of Social model vs. Medical model.
As we age the one experience we all have in common is the need to manage change. So many changes will be upon us – like the possibility of having to move or giving up the car keys. Listen to the interview and learn more about caregiving! Thank you.