Care Circles: Informal Aging Supports

Description

Who will be there for you when you need it?

Most of us plan for retirement. Far fewer of us plan for who will help when health changes, and for many people there is no family nearby to count on. Care Circles shows you how to build that support on purpose, before a crisis, with people you trust.

Written by a professional geriatric care manager (Aging Life Care Professional) with 25 years of experience, this practical guide explains how a small group of peers can learn together, prepare ahead, and support one another as they age. It draws on the author’s own Circle, which has been meeting since 2021.

This book is for you if…

• You’re aging solo, or you don’t have family nearby you can count on.
• You have adult children who are willing to help but can’t realistically do it all.
• You want a plan before a health crisis hits.
• You want support for your aging journey.

What’s inside

• How our health care system is changing, and what that means as the baby boom generation ages
• Why the old assumptions about who will care for us no longer hold
• What “aging solo” really means, and why a support system is critical
• What a Plan4Care Circle is, and how it builds Knowledge, Action and Supports
• How to decide whether a Care Circle is right for you
• Step-by-step guidance for forming your own Circle: who to invite, how to start the conversation, and agreeing on what the group will and won’t do
• How a real Circle runs its meetings, with ideas for topics and for keeping them meaningful
• Appendices: a list of “Fill in the Knowledge Gap” topics, a Plan4Care task list, and an example invitation for starting the conversation

Details

• Digital PDF, about 96 pages, in an easy-to-read 6x9 page size
• Instant download after purchase
• Works on a phone, tablet or computer
• Licensed to one reader. Want to share it with the people in your Circle? A Circle license covers up to 12 members of one Care Circle (see latelifejourney.com)
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About the author

Debra Lyn Johnson, MA, has worked with older adults and their families for more than 25 years as a professional Geriatric Care Manager. She co-developed Plan4Care, a Care Circle model, and taught it through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Southern Oregon University. She writes about aging and planning at latelifejourney.com.

This book is for education and information only. It is not legal, medical or financial advice.