Candace Dellacona
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 6 Jul
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Good Life Project · The Caregiving Conversation Everyone Postpones Until It's Too Late. · 6 Jul 2026
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are being observed by these humans that you're doing your best to raise.
And so you're trying to be present as a parent and still be there for them while they are witnessing perhaps, you know, the loss of capacity, let's say.
And
grief that goes along with that, and also not having your undivided attention as the parent.
And often, the children that are involved in the sandwich, if you will, are having to be more independent than perhaps they would have otherwise, because your attention is now needed 10%, 15%, 20% of the time to advocate for your mom or your dad, right?
So the answer plainly is no, we cannot do this alone.
We certainly can't do it well alone.
And I think having a team can really be transformational.
And the team is going to look different for everyone.
Where to begin is asking for help.
And whether that's asking for help for the people that are around you, it's the siblings that are trying to also help mom and dad and having a division of labor when it comes to the various types of care that's needed, whether it's bill paying or physical care or making meals or driving.
And it's also community resources.
One of the best next steps when you're dealing with issues as it relates to aging parents is locating a care manager.
Mm-hmm.
Care managers are often nurses, social workers, psychologists even, that can come into a family dynamic, perhaps after a diagnosis or upon an aging loved one's sort of delay or lack of capacity or beginning to lose capacity, to assess the situation as it relates to the aging loved one's home and what type of care they might need in the home, how to keep them safe.
If they have to move out of their home, if they don't have the right doctors around them, if they're not on the right medications.
So having this quarterback as the care manager can be really helpful to a family because that person can be an incredible resources to connect you to the other resources.
I think the other person that can really be helpful, particularly if you have some kind of assets, is the financial advisor.
Getting on the same page with that individual to find out what is the financial landscape?
What can my parents afford?
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