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Connecting Aging Families
As your projects pick up, there is little room for doing things twice.
Parent Projects personalizes content, resources, tutorials, and vendor recommendations for your situation and helps you make the most of every minute regardless of what stage you are in.
Gathering facts & critical documents
Collecting family expectations & goals
What to discuss with your family
Step-by-Step work plan for the project
Finding age-friendly contractors (if needed)
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After collecting some basic information about your project, a gerontologist can help you clarify important tasks to focus on first. They can help simplify communication with stakeholders and learning. Finally, they can recommend verified senior businesses you may need to support your project, providing the right business at the right time.
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We want to make it easier for caregivers to connect with professionals in your area who are “age-friendly” and commit a portion of their business to the unique needs of aging families. We’ve done the research for you and compiled top providers in your area, grouped by location and service category.
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5 Tips for Combating Caregiver Isolation
Caregiving for a senior loved one can be rewarding role. Providing daily assistance to someone who took care of you as a child can give you an opportunity to reconnect and build memories. The downside is it can also be lonely, especially if the older adult can’t be…
Millennials as Caregivers: An Integral Part of the Care Community
Many individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are receiving in-home care. What might be surprising is just how many millennials are engaged in the caregiving. An aging population, combined with the fact that dementia-related illnesses are projected to grow in prevalence, means that millennials will play…
6 Ways to Help Your Aging Parents Leave a Legacy
Our lives extend as far into the future as others’ memories of us. Leaving behind a legacy is an important way for seniors to know that some part of who they were will live on after they die. There are myriad ways to sculpt a legacy. Here are…
The Essentials of a Positive Legacy
Typically, the word “legacy” can simply be thought of as an inheritance of money or property that is being passed on to someone’s children or grandchildren. When thinking about your “legacy,” focus also on shared values, worldviews, and family experiences. Devote more attention to transmitting your heritage than…
How to Navigate VA Health Care Benefits
For the over 19 million Americans who served in the armed forces, accessing health care benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can be a confusing process at times. For all veterans, VA Health Care can be obtained through three different paths: Path 1: Disability Status.…
When a Family Grieves
After a loss, family members often deal with their grief in different ways. Grief can draw families closer together. Sometimes, it can pull them apart. No one can prepare you to handle your grief, but learning about grief and how it affects your family can help you get…
5 Ways to Help Mom and Dad Combat Social Isolation
Social isolation, defined as a “low quantity and quality of contact with others,” is marked by an absence of “mutually rewarding relationships.” It has many negative consequences for seniors, such as risks of hospitalization, high levels of depression and suicide, and higher instances of unhealthy behaviors or elder…
How to Live Well in a Smaller Space
Studio apartments are most often linked to young adults without children. But there is another generation that is now choosing studio apartments. With the senior population on the rise, it is time to take a look at how to downsize and live well in a studio apartment. The…
Quick Guide for Adult Children of Elders Who Qualify for Medicare
Quick Guide for Adult Children of Elders Who Qualify for Medicare If you’re an adult child of a Medicare-eligible family member, you might feel overwhelmed with the responsibility of taking care of them. With diligent effort and some help from the quick guide below, adult children can successfully manage all aspects
The Legacy Conversation: Talking About Funeral Arrangements
Death is an emotionally charged topic that is uncomfortable to think about, let alone discuss with loved ones. Respectfully encourage those you care for to verbalize their desires and plan a personalized, meaningful goodbye. How to Ask About Funeral Arrangements. There are a lot of details that go…
How to Start the Conversation About Assisted Living
Communication in serious matters like this is important, so before you have the discussion about assisted living, look into the things you need to know and give yourself time to process. Keep the Discussion About Senior Living Options Ongoing. Making this life-changing decision is tough, but stay positive.…
Staying in Touch With Aging Parents: 5 Key Tips and Tools to Make it Easier
Staying in touch with aging parents is essential to their health and well-being. The pandemic magnified the importance of reducing social isolation and loneliness for older adults. When family members and friends live at a distance, staying connected with an older parent is even harder. While regular visits are
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Parent Projects™ Connect guides you and your invited family members through your project with a growing library of video tutorials and related resources to keep things moving smoothly. It’s a single, safe, and simplified place to hold family conversations, share confidential information and track the progress of your growing to-do list regarding your loved ones’ transition.
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You may not have time to screen the dozens of companies and professionals that you may need to depend on. Our vendors are verified annually for safety and professional standards to ensure they understand the challenge of family caretaking and the need for a “no-pressure” sales environment.