116 – Interview: Dr. K’s New Book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help

Dr. K talks about what is in her new book for people worried about an aging parent, and her step-by-step approach to addressing memory concerns or safety worries, while respecting a parent’s autonomy and dignity. Featuring fellow geriatrician Dr. Nicole Didyk, who recently found the book useful as she’s been helping her own aging parents.

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In This Episode:

Dr. K talks to fellow geriatrician Dr. Nicole Didyk about her new book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help: A geriatrician’s guide to memory loss, safety worries, resistance, and more. Dr. Didyk is the founder of the blog and YouTube channel The Wrinkle.

They discuss:

What led Dr. K to create this step-by-step guide for children of aging parents

Why the book is set up in four sections: taking stock, taking aim, taking action, plus taking the long view

How to communicate with your aging parent attentively and respectfully

How dementia and other memory or thinking issues often play a key role in an older adult’s resistance to change

Why she included practical “real-life” examples and printable downloadable “cheatsheets” that readers can reference

The A-B-C-D-E framework for taking action to help an aging parent

Why adult children often need to check themselves and accept their parents’ choices

Related episode:

028 – When Older Parents Resist Help: 4 Tips for Better Talks

Related Resources:

More information on the book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help

9 Types of Issues to Address When Helping Older Parents

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