036 – Interview: Minimizing Family Conflicts & Supporting Aging Parents

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Janet Benvenuti, a family caregiving expert who is the founder of Circle of Life Partners and the author of “Don’t Give Up on Me: Supporting Aging Parents Successfully.” They discuss:

Janet’s experience becoming responsible for her parents’ financial affairs and medical care
How Janet and her siblings negotiated caregiving roles and conflicts
An exercise to help you map out your family’s resources to build a caregiving team
Why Janet wishes her family had done more advance planning related to housing
The role of personal care agreements and compensation in family caregiving
Janet’s tips on how boomers can set up a game plan for their own aging
How to use Janet’s book to help your family plan for aging

Circle of Life Partners: A community that supports the health and wellbeing of families and aging parents.
- Sign up for the free newsletter here: Join Circle of Life Partners
- For Janet’s HIPAA app, sign up for the newsletter or email [email protected]
Don’t Give Up on Them: Janet’s website for her book.

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