Thank you for your interest in Care Right’s consulting services—aging planning, crisis management, care advocacy, family support, and dementia education so you can be better equipped for aging, dementia progression, and making care decisions.
 
Our goals are the same as what families share their goals are:

• Parents don’t want to be a burden on their kids

• Parents want to age at home

• Adult kids want their parents to be safe, happy, and have the best quality of life and care possible

 
We also know that no one gets healthier, more able-bodied, or more cognitive as they age, and we know that health conditions change very, very quickly, thrusting adult kids into immediate crisis and often immediate caregivers, without any family discussion of the “what whens”.  We also know that most families do not understand dementia, do not understand the landscape of senior care, the differences in levels of care, how to pay for care, and managing the changing family dynamics throughout the aging, caregiving and dementia journey is tricky for most families. 
 
Being in uncharted territory and thrust into having to make big decisions quickly is incredibly overwhelming and uncomfortable, yet that is the predicament nearly every family finds themselves in when they begin working with us.  92% of our families come to us in crisis mode, and 85% of families need our family mediation services.
 
The Aging Plan “solves for”:

• Families making knee-jerk decisions vs thoughtful and informed decisions

• Families are making expensive decisions because they thought they knew what they were doing or listened to “neighbor Joe”

• Caregiver burnout.  When proper systems, supports, and a plan is in place, caregiving will not derail your career, emotional and physical health, and your relationships

• Family relationship strain.  When families better understand aging, dementia, care costs, care options, and how to communicate more effectively, relationships improve

• Families rarely understand dementia.  It’s hard to plan properly and cope with something you don’t understand. 

• Families tend to be shocked at the actual costs of care.  We help you understand care costs, what your aging at home care budget so you don’t jeopardize future care options

• Families are not having their documents in order.  Most families never talk about what is in place (power of attorney docs, long-term care insurance, VA pension, etc.), and adult kids spend

• hours of time trying to sort out what parents have in place, account info, who the

• professionals are, like attorney, CPA, and financial advisor. 

 
Questions to ask yourself:

• How long have I been “stumbling through” what to do, and what impact has this had on me, my family, my finances, and my health

• How sustainable is what we are doing as a family, or I as a caregiver

• How do I want to spend my time and energy with my loved one—feeling angry, overwhelmed, resentful, or spending my time enjoying my loved one and just being the son or the daughter (or spouse)

• How much grit do I have left in me to keep on this path

• Am I 100% confident in the decisions I am making with/for my loved one

• Am I ready to get my life, career, marriage, relationships, and emotional/physical health back on track

• Is my loved one safe, happy, living their best life, the way we are handling things right now

• If I quantified missed work, frustration and overwhelm, strained relationships, emergency travel costs, lost vacation days because of another crisis, crisis calls at all hours of the day/night, does it make sense to invest in an Aging Plan or keep doing what I’m doing

• Does it make sense to put a plan in place or be willy-nilly and hope for the best

• Do I know/have a copy of everything I need if I have to step in as a decision-maker? (insurance policies, accounts, passwords, power of attorney, business succession plans, funeral arrangements, VA paperwork, etc.---the digital Grab and Go solution we offer)

 
Care Right Inc. has offered virtual geriatric and special needs consulting services to families across the US since 2011. We know the aging process is bumpy and families often find themselves in unfamiliar territory and can quickly become overwhelmed with their loved one’s health, ever-changing needs, and feeling confident with care decisions. Often, families are ill-informed or confused about care options.  Adult kids find themselves thrust into caregiving.  In time, compassion fatigue/caregiver burnout/strained family relationships become apparent. Adult kids find themselves overwhelmed trying to balance work/business, family, self-care, and the needs of aging parents.  Additionally, adult kids often just want to be “the son or daughter” and not have to manage the day-to-day needs.  Our solutions allow families to achieve that goal.
 
While we have services and products for every budget, most families are in crisis mode and need direct consulting (and answers/solutions) fast because time is of the essence.