Plan for Aging Well: Building a Team to Provide Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support as We Age

by Stephanie Erickson

Overview

We're doing aging wrong. Our healthcare system delivers quick interventions that act as band-aids and fail to include the entire family. Our medical model focuses on the body and neglects the mind and soul, which are essential to our healing and comfort. Older adults are often scared and alone when they need more attention, support and love.

 

If you're a caregiver, you'll find the advice and resources you're looking for on how to support an aging relative. Perhaps you're worried about preparing for growing older yourself. Plan for Aging Well helps you create a viable plan to guarantee you have the financial, legal, family and healthcare support you and your loved ones need as you age.

Stephanie Erickson, a clinical social worker and family caregiving expert, drew on her in-depth knowledge and experience in this invaluable book. 

Plan for Aging Well:

• Shines a light on the challenges and failures of our current eldercare system.
• Offers solutions for meeting older adults' physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
• Explains how to create a collaborative team approach to aging well.
• Includes step-by-step guides for all scenarios in a family's aging journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781735651712
Publisher:	Platform Publishing
Publication date:	09/17/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	186
File size:	311 KB

About the Author

Stephanie Erickson, author of Plan for Aging Well, was born and raised in California. She has a Master's Degree in Social Work, is a Certified Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Specialist (CADTS) and is licensed in both Quebec and California. She founded Erickson Resource Group, a clinical practice providing decision-making capacity evaluations for legal proceedings and expert opinions related to support for older adults. She also provides online consulting services for caregivers throughout North America. As a Family Caregiving Expert, she is a regular contributor on media outlets throughout the U.S. and Canada discussing topics related to caregiving, health and well-being. Stephanie is passionate about sharing her experience and knowledge and encouraging others to take control of their health and advocate on behalf of vulnerable populations. As a mom and entrepreneur, free time is hard to find. Yet, Stephanie always carves out time to train on the flying trapeze. She lives in Montreal with her husband, two children and energetic golden retriever. You can learn more about Stephanie at www.stephanieerickson.ca or find her on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

Editorial Reviews

"Erickson's first line describes the plain reality, 'We are doing aging wrong.' Her real magic is her kitchen table, practical advice about how to do aging right in a world that doesn't make it easy. She provides a life-saving map to navigate this disorienting terrain."

- Charlie Sabatino, Director, ABA Commission on Law and Aging

"A helpful manual for healthcare professionals and families alike. This book opened my eyes to the challenges and tribulations often felt by patients and their caregivers, and provided me with optimism about how I will approach elder care with my patients."

-Dr. Elise Levinoff, MD, FRCPC, Geriatric Medicine, Jewish General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University; Internal Medicine Site Program Director, Jewish General Hospital

"Plan for Aging Well helps professionals, caregivers, family and friends approach supporting an older person from a place of empathy rather than a place of burden. It is truly an accessible resource for all!"

- Lauren Snedeker, DSW, LSW, LMSW, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Coordinator for the Aging and Health Certificate Program, School of Social Work, Rutgers

"It is clear that Stephanie is a fierce and passionate advocate for dignified and person-directed approaches to care. She asks the tough questions and sparks meaningful conversations that are long overdue in long-term care. I found myself cheering throughout and appreciate her ability to get to the heart of eldercare today and for the future. This book is a must for policy makers, and professional and family care partners."

- Michelle Olson, PhD, LCAT, ATR-BC, ACC/MC, Gerontologist, Creative Arts Therapist, Aging and Dementia Consultant

"Stephanie Erickson's book is a wake-up call for all of us. Planning for aging, including legal planning, is critical. I see the value of advance collaboration time and again in my law practice."

- Areta Lloyd, Lawyer, Estates, Trusts & Capacity Litigation

"Erickson shares her first hand experiences in a deeply humanistic manner and challenges our acceptance of 'the normal.' She entreats us to respect the rich personal history of each individual and to work collaboratively toward a better plan for aging which incorporates physical, mental, and spiritual needs. Erickson shows us how we each have a role to play in improving the aging experience for ourselves and our loved ones."

- Dr. Sharon Cohen, MD, FRCPC, Director of the Toronto Memory Program; Assistant Professor in the University of Toronto Division of Neurology and the Graduate Department of Speech Language Pathology

"I was engaged in this book from beginning to end. Such an amazing and informative read. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is aging, has aging parents or works with our geriatric / assisted living/ dementia care facility."

- Sabrina Dion, R.N., Resident Care Director

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