Palmcrest Grand Retirement: We welcome the opportunity to help you on your journey.

Palmcrest Grand Retirement: We welcome the opportunity to help you on your journey.

We welcome the opportunity to help you on your journey.

Your Aging Parents are Now
Senior Citizens...

Time to Talk About the Future.

Don't Wait Until After the Crisis

Imagining your aging parents as senior citizens seems unbelievable. Isn't it too soon to try to talk to your parents about the future? They seem to be in good health, and you hope they'll stay that way forever. You hope they'll always be able to live on their own. You hope they'll always be able to drive. You hope they have enough money to keep up their lifestyle until the end. But "hope is not a plan".

Unfortunately, health and vitality will not always be a given. No matter how healthy your aging parents have always been, they are only one fall, one accident, or one illness away from a serious crisis.

Why talk about the future now?
It will make your life easier.
Trust me.
After 26 years in ordained ministry, I’m the one that gets the calls from families in absolute shambles because they hadn’t planned ahead. Just a few examples of conversations I had after the fact:

• An elderly mom had a heart attack and we couldn’t find any emergency information to contact her adult children. I'll share some ways you can help your parents assemble all the information you may need to help them in an emergency. What you need to know and where it should be kept.
  
  
  
  
• A widowed man in the hospital, unconscious, and no one had a medical power of attorney to make decisions on his behalf. Having a medical power of attorney is essential for people of any age, but few people think about what would happen if they couldn't speak from themselves, even temporarily. You'll find information on how to have these conversations, how to choose the person to speak for you, and even alternatives to consider if no immediate family member is available or appropriate.
  
  
  
  
• Well meaning parents told their kids they had everything handled. And their adult children asked no more questions. But the parents left the family house solely to their youngest daughter, who had mental disabilities. Later, the house was taken by the government because she had received state benefits. We'll talk about what to do once your aging parents say "We've taken care of everything." DON'T believe them. Chances are they haven't. There's much more that all of us should do and know to prepare for the future that we've never thought about.
  
  
  
• After Dad’s death, his children were fighting with a stepmother and step-siblings over what happens at the funeral, who’s paying for what, and what’s to happen with the house. Over the years our family structures have gotten much more complex. I'll help you step back and look at the big picture. You'll be able to scan the all the family and map out who you should help your parents talk to and what they need to talk about.
  

Why Is Thinking About Their Future So Hard?
First, you may be imagining lots of confusion and tons of work. You know vaguely about wills, trusts, and estate planning. But what’s the difference between a power of attorney, a durable power of attorney, and a durable power of attorney for health care? And who has time to find out?
Second, you have many, many questions, and you believe you SHOULD know all the answers already, so who wants to look foolish, and spend too much money consulting experts for basic things.
Finally, even though you know the reality of the future, you don't even want to begin to think about their death.
But, it's also the time between now and then that puts terror in your heart.

- Will you really be able to handle what's next?

- How will you manage with everything else on your plate?

- Will you have to do it all alone?

- Will your aging parents fiercely resist every offer of your help?

- Is this just the beginning of one long conflict between you, your elderly parents, and your siblings?

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Retirement Transition Guide (PDF Format) at:
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Palmcrest Grand Retirement encourage an active lifestyle.

 

 

Senior Exercise: Key for Aging Fitness, Brain Health, and Independence

 

 

 

Surprising Benefits of Senior Exercise.

Senior exercise is more than a good idea for your aging parents. Researchers continue to discover contributions even beyond general strength and health.

"In a study appearing [...] in the online journal PLoS [Public Library of Science] geneticists looked at the effects of six months of strength training in 25 elderly volunteers aged 65 and older (average age: 70).
What the scientists didn't expect was what they actually found — that after six months of resistance training, there were dramatic changes at the genetic level. As Melov puts it, "The genetic fingerprint [of the elderly participants] was reversed to that of younger people—not entirely, but enough to say that their genetic profile was more like that of young people than old people."

The benefits of all exercise, even vigorous exercise, also apply to senior citizens. But the recommendation is always to have your parents CONSULT THEIR DOCTORS before beginning a new program.

Before You Begin Senior Exercises

1. Have conversations with your parents about the benefits of exercise. You'll find many studies and surprising benefits throughout these pages.

2. Do an informal assessment with your parents about what they can do and where they should start. Begin with 2-3 exercises and repetitions and build up to the number recommended in the videos you will see.

3. Write out a suggested routine with them.

4. Consult with your parent's Doctors -- have them look over the routines and make specific suggestions.

5. Work with your parents or caregivers to learn new exercises. The routines below can benefit seniors of any age or ability.

6. Cheer on your parents for their progress. Be an example by beginning and continuing a regular exercise routine yourself!

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