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Who Cares, A Loving Guide for Caregivers

Tue, 12/31/2002 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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By Dee Marrella, DC Press, 2002, ISBN 0970844484. This book is a "fill in the blanks" workbook for older people to use to communicate their desires to their children or other caregivers. They are then to leave the book to be found by their caregivers later. The idea is to make sure that the caregivers know what the older person would have wanted, if they are no longer able to communicate their wishes. The workbook includes the usual financial and legal issues, but also memories and plans for the future. This is an interesting and unique idea. My only negative observation is that you can't tell what it is from the title or look of the book, so the caregiver/child may not realize what it is when it is needed. The author suggests attaching a note of some kind to the book, but there is still a risk that all the work that went into this exercise may never be used.

By Dee Marrella, DC Press, 2002, ISBN 0970844484. This book is a "fill in the blanks" workbook for older people to use to communicate their desires to their children or other caregivers. They are then to leave the book to be found by their caregivers later. The idea is to make sure that the caregivers know what the older person would have wanted, if they are no longer able to communicate their wishes. The workbook includes the usual financial and legal issues, but also memories and plans for the future. This is an interesting and unique idea. My only negative observation is that you can't tell what it is from the title or look of the book, so the caregiver/child may not realize what it is when it is needed. The author suggests attaching a note of some kind to the book, but there is still a risk that all the work that went into this exercise may never be used.