You heard the word dementia. Here is what to do next.

Many families leave the doctor's office with a diagnosis, a prescription, and no plan. This book gives you one. A board-certified adult-gerontology and hospice nurse practitioner walks you through the first thirty days, week by week. You take care of what cannot wait and build a strong foundation for the months and years ahead.

Inside this book:

• A step-by-step plan in four parts that you can start wherever you are.
• Plain-language explanations of Alzheimer's, vascular, Lewy body, frontotemporal, and mixed dementia.
• How to build a healthcare team and prepare for appointments.
• Home safety, medication safety, and honest guidance about driving.
• Healthcare and financial powers of attorney, advance directives, and wills.
• Medicare, Medicaid, the cost of care, and protecting against scams.
• How to talk with family, children, and friends about the diagnosis.
• A letter to the person who has been diagnosed, about their rights, planning ahead, and living well.

The Family Toolkit includes:

• a thirty-day action calendar
• first appointment questions
• a medication organizer
• a home safety checklist
• a legal document checklist
• a family responsibility planner
• a ninety-day care plan
• an In My Own Words page

Written for families, caregivers, and anyone facing a new diagnosis of any type of dementia.

Book Two of the Dementia Made Simple for Families series.