Some Common Concerns to Consider

• Is medicine a big mystery?

• How does insurance coverage work?

• What do you know about the drugs prescribed and the side effects?

• What’s a living will? What is a medical durable power of attorney?

• Do you have a medical condition that you don’t understand?

• Who can you approach with all your questions and concerns?

• Does a family member need surgery?

• Do you understand your doctor’s instructions?

• How can you become the caregiver and work full-time?

• How to manage an aging parent who can no longer live independently?

• Who will secure your home, pay your bills and take care of your pets/plants while you are in the hospital or an extended care facility?

• When is it time for hospice?