{"id":5422,"date":"2015-04-16T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=5422"},"modified":"2015-03-29T16:37:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T21:37:06","slug":"organizing-your-aging-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/organizing-your-aging-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing your Aging Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Organizing-your-aging-parents.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/organizing-your-aging-parents\/organizing-your-aging-parents-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Organizing-your-aging-parents.png?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Organizing your aging parents\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Organizing-your-aging-parents.png?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Organizing-your-aging-parents.png?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Organizing-your-aging-parents-200x300.png?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"aging parents\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Organizing-your-aging-parents.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Organizing-your-aging-parents.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Organizing-your-aging-parents.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly the roles are reversed for you and your parents.\u00a0 They need your help with their mail, paper work and medical care.\u00a0 It can be a difficult and emotional time too as you as your family find new ways to support each other.\u00a0 Your aging parents need your patience, help and support in ways you may not have imagined.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As with all transitions, having a family meeting is a great first step.\u00a0 Learn from your parents what is most difficult for them.\u00a0 Learn their wishes on how to get started transitioning what must be done.\u00a0 If possible, sit with them while you get started on the tasks.\u00a0 <a title=\"8 things NOT to say to your aging parents\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nextavenue.org\/blog\/8-things-not-say-your-aging-parents\" target=\"_blank\">Their input shows your respect for them<\/a>.\u00a0 They may be resistant to ask for or use your help or those around them. \u00a0 Start with small steps and work together.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Legal and other documents<\/h3>\n<p>Start with their <a title=\"Ellen's Blog Important Documents\" href=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/2012\/01\/13\/important-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\">important papers.\u00a0 <\/a>Just like for your own family,\u00a0 you want to keep a copy\u00a0 too of your parents&#8217; papers.\u00a0 Your parents will need a durable power of attorney if you want to help them with financial decisions.\u00a0 A living will helps them share their wishes for medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Medical needs<\/h3>\n<p>A first step for meeting your parents medical needs is a list of doctors and prescriptions.\u00a0 You will also need their medicare, secondary benefits and prescription benefits numbers as well.\u00a0 A complete medical history will help when emergencies arise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once you type these lists,\u00a0 you can print them, save them to Evernote or Dropbox, or take a picture of this\u00a0 list with your smart phone.\u00a0 It&#8217;s best to have these with you at all times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of my clients created lists that included the pictures of each doctor.\u00a0 It was easy for all family to take his parents to see the doctor and recognize that person.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Financial assistance<\/h3>\n<p>You may want to ask your parents if they would like help with bill paying and money matters.\u00a0 You can be added to their checking account to be able to pay bills online for them.\u00a0 Be sure to have a record of all account numbers, banks, and financial advisors just in case these are needed later.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Passwords and other details<\/h3>\n<p>Not always thought of, but very important, are passwords and other account access information.\u00a0 You can help them by creating a password book using an address book. That way all the passwords are kept together for them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A list including their insurance information, credit card accounts and other account numbers helps you when you need to contact vendors.\u00a0 Your list should include a contact number and website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Getting started may be the hardest part.\u00a0 Here are some resources to review.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Life.doc binder\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/life-doc-organizer\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Life.doc binder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Suze Orman Financial System\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qvc.com\/Suze-Ormans-Organize-and-Protect-Financial-System.product.F09250.html\" target=\"_blank\">Suze Orman system<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Elder Care Resources\" href=\"http:\/\/www.opm.gov\/policy-data-oversight\/worklife\/reference-materials\/the-handbook-of-elder-care-resources-for-the-federal-workplace\/#url=Organizations\" target=\"_blank\">Federal and National Elder Care Organizations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Suddenly the roles are reversed for you and your parents.\u00a0 They need your help with their mail, paper work and medical care.\u00a0 It can be a difficult and emotional time too as you as your family find new ways to support each other.\u00a0 Your aging parents need your patience, help and support in ways [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[1445,1446],"class_list":["post-5422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-organizing","tag-aging-parents-and-their-papers","tag-organizing-paperwork-for-your-aging-parents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Organizing your Aging Parents - Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The time for caring for your aging parents may be here! 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