Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1: LEGAL EASE / Sara K. Yen, JD, LLM
2: MONEY MATTERS / Theresa Giddings, CPA, CFP®
3: LIVING ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS FOR ELDERS/ Susan Cain McCarty, MAIS,
CSA
4: SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ELDERS/ Susan Cain McCarty, MAIS,
CSA
5: NAVIGATING THE MEDICAL MAZE / Joyce Sjoberg, MA, RN, CMC
6: SPIRITUALITY AND THE END(S) OF LIFE: CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE
CARED-FOR AND THEIR CARE-GIVERS / Rev. Lawrence Hansen, BCC/CFHPC,
CT
Glossary
Meet the Authors
Mary Jo Saavedra, MAIS, CMC, CAPS, CSA is a practicing
gerontologist and aging life care manager in Portland, Oregon. With
a passion for empowering individuals of all ages to live their best
lives, Mary Jo is dedicated to the holistic wellbeing of her
clients. Using her 6 Pillars of Aging Wellbeing™ process, she helps
elders choose how they will live with the challenges of aging; at
the heart of every care or life plan she designs is respect for the
needs and wants of the elder.
An out-of-the-box thinker, Mary Jo is credited with defining the
conceptual model for an innovative real estate-focused rating
system for classifying age-friendly homes. She is also an adjunct
professor of gerontology at Marylhurst University, Pacific
University, and Portland Community College; and she teaches aging
and spirituality at the Franciscan Spiritual Center in Milwaukie,
Oregon. In addition, Mary Jo has 30 years of professional
experience across multiple industries including high tech,
nonprofit, and health and wellbeing.
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Gerontologist and 'aging life-care manager'Saavedra, with the help
of other experts on the elderly, delivers on the promise in her
subtitle. She divides her guide to caring for parents and other
family members into six useful sections: 'Legal Ease,' 'Money
Matters,' 'Living Environment Options,' 'Social Considerations,'
'Navigating the Medical Maze,' and 'Spirituality and the End of
Life.' Making ample use of boldface type and shaded boxes, she
defines such terms as power of attorney (a legal document that
gives someone the authority to sign documents and conduct
transactions on another person’s behalf) and intestacy (dying
without a will) in each chapter and also in a glossary at the
end.... [T]his just-the-facts service guide gathers a large amount
of good information in one place and fills a serious need: the
over-65 population will number 54 million by 2020 and 80 million by
2030. Saavedra’s book will get a lot of use.
*Booklist*
What sets Eldercare 101 apart from other guides to family decision
making in later life is the unique approach taken by Saavedra and
her co-authors. Older adults and those who care about and for them
are viewed holistically and reverentially. The complex issues they
face together are considered in ways that are both practical and
inspirational. I anticipate that this guide will become a valuable
and indispensable resource for many.
*Jennifer Sasser, Phd, Educational Gerontologist, author, and
convener of the Gero-Punk Project*
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