By situation — where to start
Short walk-throughs by where you are right now: what is happening, how much time you have, and which facilities in the catalogue may fit.
When a parent is diagnosed with dementia — what to do nowThe practical path after a dementia diagnosis: how much time you have, the difference between the settings, which rights you are entitled to, and where to turn. Information for families — not medical advice.→When home is no longer enough — the move to a care settingFor families at the point where care at home has run its course: how to recognise it, how to talk to your parent, which types of setting exist, and what the next step is. In a tone of respect, without guilt.→They are discharging your parent from hospital — what to do nowYour parent is hospitalised and the hospital announces a discharge — there is little time to decide. The practical path: the right to rehabilitation, a temporary caregiver permit, and where to turn. Information for families — this is not medical advice.→What to do with your parent's home — funding care and assetsWhen you start funding care or a setting, the question of the home arises: sell, rent out, a reverse mortgage, or keep it. A matter-of-fact overview of the options and of the link to assets and the co-payment — not financial or legal advice.→When there is not enough money for a care setting — funding and rightsHow an elderly-care facility is funded: the Ministry of Health code, the co-payment and the income test, and what to do when the cost is higher than you can afford. An explanation of the mechanism — not a personal calculation.→