Episode 169: John Ossi on his book Can We Care for Aging Parents at Home? (May 13, 2025)

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews John Ossi on his book Can We Care for Aging Parents at Home?: Stories of the struggle to care for the author's own parents and other relatives at home. (May 13, 2025)Over 100 questions adult children should ask to evaluate the process of caring for aging parents at home.What options other than home care exist?How can I start a conversation with my parents regarding future care?The best way to approach sensitive questions with parents.Is the parents' home suitable for care during an expected decline in health?How to improve a home's operation to make caring in place functional?Finding medical devices available for the elderly at home.Accompanying parents to their doctor appointments.How to help the doctor evaluate the effectiveness of medications taken by parents.How to monitor parents' health at home.Why pain and discomfort are so difficult to quantify.hould my parents be driving a car?How to reduce the susceptibility to fall.Questions to ask at the rehabilitation facility.How to evaluate in-home nursing assistants and the company that sends them.How operational or helpful is a parent's religious faith during a decline in health?Handling hallucinations, delusions and memory loss.Preparing for sundowning events.Sharing televised sporting events and entertainment shows.End of Life issueshttps://www.amazon.com/Can-Care-Aging-Parents-Home/dp/B0DV856Q7R/