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Start from where you are. Each page explains what is going on, what helps at home, the signs it is time for more care, and which kind of home fits. Written by a team that places families and runs licensed care homes in Los Angeles.

Urgent

The care home gave us a 30-day noticeA notice to move out is frightening, and the clock starts immediately. Here is what California requires of...

After the hospital

Care after a stroke: planning the next stepAfter a stroke, the hospital moves fast and families have to decide faster. Here is how the usual path works,...Medicare rehab coverage is ending. Where do they go?You get a notice that Medicare will stop paying in two days, and suddenly you need a plan. Here is what that...

Safety at home

Mom or Dad keeps falling. What now?One fall is a warning. Two is a pattern. Here is what to look at first, what actually helps at home, and how...

Dementia

A parent with dementia is wanderingWandering is one of the most frightening parts of dementia, and one of the most common. Here is how to keep...Sundowning: when evenings get hardAfternoons and evenings bring confusion, pacing or anger, and the whole household braces for it. Here is what...Moving a parent with dementia into a care homeThe move itself is often harder on the family than on the person with dementia. Here is how to plan it, what...Aggressive behavior in dementiaWhen someone you love lashes out, it hurts and it frightens. Aggression in dementia usually has a cause, and...

Daily care

Incontinence: when it changes what care is neededIt is one of the hardest things for families to talk about, and one of the most common reasons caregiving at...A parent is mixing up their medicationsExtra pills in the organizer, empty bottles too soon, or a sudden change in how they act. Medication mistakes...My parent now needs two people to transferWhen one person can no longer safely move your parent, the care plan has to change. Here is what that means,...

Conditions

Parkinson's: when more care is neededParkinson's changes slowly, then sometimes quickly. Here is how to think about care at each stage, and the...

End of life

Hospice at home has become too muchHospice is meant to bring comfort. When the family providing care around the clock is falling apart, there...

Money

Savings are running out. What happens to care?Private pay care adds up fast. If the money is going to run out, the time to plan is now, while you still...

Hard conversations

My parent refuses helpYou can see they are not safe. They insist they are fine. Here is how other families have moved that...A parent is alone after a spouse diesSometimes the parent who passed was quietly doing the cooking, the pills, and the driving for both of them....

For caregivers

Caregiver burnout: when you cannot keep doing this aloneCaring for a parent or spouse can quietly take over your life. Here are the warning signs, the help...Caring for a parent in LA from far awayYou are a flight away and every phone call might be the one that changes everything. Here is how to set...

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