Caring for an aging parent or elderly spouse can be very challenging – especially if you are suddenly faced with a medical crisis. Perhaps your aging mother had a stroke, is in the hospital’s intensive care unit, and will need long term care for the rest of her life.
Or, perhaps your father has had a series of unsettling mishaps that make you wonder if he can continue living on his own. Maybe your elderly spouse has wandered off and gotten lost several times. Or a long-time friend has lost a lot of weight and rarely leaves home.
Whatever the situation, you have become responsible for caring for your elderly loved one. You are not sure of your next step, or even the first step. And, to top it off, when the doctors, nurses and other professionals speak, they use strange words and phrases that may as well be from an alien language.
These definitions will help you understand the language. You’ll find easy-to-understand explanations of the words and phrases most frequently used in eldercare, retirement and estate planning. It also includes clear explanations of important financial, insurance and legal terms.
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Explanations of the words and phrases used by Medicare are in the Medicare Glossary.
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