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What Exactly Is A Generational Coach?
It’s easy to give you “technical” stuff about Generational Coaching . . . ~ That I help family members know what to do and how to do it so that their elderly parents will willingly do what’s in their best interest; ~ That I work only with the family members, never the senior; ~ That all Generational Coaching is by phone; ~ And that I work with one person – or several people – by conference call so they will work together to confront the issues – not each other.

When Your Parents Move in with You
Your Mom and/or Dad has moved in with you. At some point s/he told you s/he wants to pay you something to help defray the cost and you said no. Or maybe when the subject came up and you were uncomfortable and said “let's discuss it later”.

Caring for Aging Parents: What's The Best That Could Happen?
How often have you done something that you really dreaded and heard yourself saying "that wasn't so bad"?
Helping Your Aging Parents Help Themselves (Step Two)
"THE 2-STEP PROCESS TO AGREEMENT" consists of 1) helping your Vicky-D's (your aging parents) determine what they want and 2) helping them get it. A process by which, rather than you trying to convince them to do what's in their best interest, you help them convince themselves to want to do what's in their best interest - ideally the same thing!

Helping Your Aging Parents Help Themselves (Step One)
"THE 2-STEP PROCESS TO AGREEMENT" consists of 1) helping your aging parent(s) determine what they want and 2) helping them get it.

Trash or Treasure: De-cluttering That Preserves The Memories
Do you have a "memory box" filled with treasures such as a corsage from your high school prom, your Girl Scout badge sash, old Valentine's cards, a napkin from your wedding, ticket stubs from your first pro ball game, or your baby's first shoes? While this "stuff" may look like junk to others, to you these mementos represent precious memories, the story of your life - what I call the "family fortune".
Talking With Your Aging Parents About Planning For the Future
Have you tried to get your elderly parent(s) to discuss their legal documents only to get the response "Don't worry, I'm leaving everything to you." - or you can't get them to talk at all? If so, you're not alone!

Taking Control of Eldercare Paperwork
As an eldercaregiver, do you feel like you're playing "Whack-a-Mole" at a carnival but without the cool prize? Every time you get one issue under control such as managing your elderly parent's finances, maintaining their home, dealing with their driving (or driving them), another one pops up? If so, you're not alone.

Should You Sign A Nursing Home Admission Agreement?
Admitting a loved one to a nursing home can be very stressful. In addition to dealing with a sick family member and managing all the details involved with the move, you must decide whether to sign all the papers the nursing home is giving you. Nursing home admission agreements can be complicated and confusing, so what do you do?

Keeping in Touch: How to Avoid Return to Sender
I've always been a big postcard sender and this vacation was no exception! Watching me write the cards, one of the friends with whom I was traveling, a woman in her 80's, mentioned how sad it is that she's lost contact with many of her friends over the past several years. She said she doesn't know if her friends are sick, have passed away, or moved, and she doesn't know how to find out.
Communication that Works with Aging Parent or Older Clients
Do you want to open the lines of communication with your parents? Do you sell products or services to seniors and want the most effective communication possible?

Become an Organized Caregiver: Master the Art of Herding Cats
Recently I received a call from a woman who attended my Balancing Work & Eldercare Needs seminar about a year ago asking if I would email or fax to her the information on "Mastering the Master Schedule". Apparently, with 2 kids entering middle school, she was feeling overwhelmed - much the same way she did when taking care of her father - like she was herding cats! She said she remembered how much the master schedule had helped her and her sister organize their father's care and thought it would be perfect to get her children's schedule under control, too!!

Basic Eldercare Realities
I always say that for the best results, talk early and often with your aging loved so you can resolve your eldercare issues by choice, not crisis. The earlier you start talking, the easier it is to get plans in place. The better the planning, the easier it will be for them and you in the long term.
Another Eldercare Issue: Hoarding
What is hoarding? What are the differences between clutter and hoarding? What are some reasons people hoard? These questions and more will be addressed in this article.
Caring for Aging Parents: How Do I Know the Right Thing to Do?
I get asked this question a lot from my Generational Coaching clients: When making decisions for my aging parent, how do I know what is the right thing to do? The first question you will always ask is “What is in the best interest of my aging loved one”?

Elder Caregiving: How to Help Family Members with Denial
Family members get so frustrated that their aging parents or their siblings are in denial. "How can they not see it?" Some people think those in denial don't see the situation clearly because they don't want to. I don't think that's it.
Caregivers' Cost Companies Billions
Smart employers need to look for more creative ways to support their caregiving employees, including flex time, flex place, and administrative support to handle the administrivia of caregiving.

November is National Family Caregivers Month
According to the The National Alliance for Caregivers 29 percent of the U.S. population provides care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend. The number of older Americans who are living with chronic disability and require help from family members is a major social concern.

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How To Avoid Caregiver Discrimination Claims
In April 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") published its Best Practices to assist employers in complying with federal anti-discrimination laws as they relate to workers with caregiving responsibilities. The Best Practices are not binding on employers and do not make caregivers a newly protected category under federal law. Rather, these are suggestions from the EEOC to encourage employers to consider "the ways in which family-friendly workplace policies can improve workers' ability to balance caregiving responsibilities with work." The EEOC asserts that these recommendations may also benefit an employers' workers, customer-base and bottom line by improving employee retention, increasing profitability and reducing costs associated with high employee turnover.

The Importance of Job Descriptions
The EEOC recently published its Best Practices to assist employers in avoiding violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to employees with caregiving responsibilities (read more about avoiding caregiver discrimination claims at instanthrsolutions.com). One of the recommendations is that employers develop "specific, job-related qualification standards" to ensure that hiring decisions are based on an applicant's qualifications, rather than on his or her personal caregiving responsibilities. The same holds true for any other protected category under federal equal employment opportunity laws, including race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability, or age.

Caregivers' Cost Companies Billions
Smart employers need to look for more creative ways to support their caregiving employees, including flex time, flex place, and administrative support to handle the administrivia of caregiving.

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