Older adults caring for even older parents face risks that most caregiving advice overlooks, including their own chronic health conditions, physical limitations, fixed income, shrinking support network, and limited time to recover.
This workbook helps senior caregivers measure what they are carrying, protect their health and finances, reduce physical risks, build dependable support, and decide in advance when the current care arrangement must change.
Inside the workbook, readers will find:
- A weekly caregiving-load inventory
- A caregiver stress and sustainability assessment
- A personal health and medical-care audit
- Warning signs that the caregiver’s health is declining
- A transfer-by-transfer fall-risk assessment
- Guidance for protecting both the caregiver and aging parent
- A room-by-room equipment and home-safety audit
- Planning for bathrooms, bedrooms, stairs, entries, and living areas
- Body-safety rules for caregivers over 60
- A worksheet for calculating the true cost of caregiving
- Information about benefits and assistance programs
- A support-network mapping exercise
- Scripts for asking relatives and friends for specific help
- A practical respite-care planning worksheet
- A checklist of essential legal, medical, and financial documents
- An emergency backup-care plan
- Reflection exercises about personal sacrifices and anticipatory grief
- A worksheet for separating guilt from actual responsibility
- Guidance for setting specific thresholds for changing the care plan
- Preparations for assisted living, memory care, or additional paid help
- A phased 90-day action plan
- A 90-day progress and sustainability review
- Contact information for national caregiver, aging, Medicare, veterans, legal, and crisis resources
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Important Disclaimer: This workbook is for educational and planning purposes only and is not a substitute for medical, mental health, legal, financial, or tax advice. Every caregiving situation is different, so consult qualified professionals regarding your health, your parent’s care, and any legal or financial decisions. Seek immediate medical help for urgent health or safety concerns. Senior Safety Advice, Couch Cats, LLC, and Esther C. Kane are not responsible for decisions or outcomes resulting from the use of this workbook.
