Support links for the Caregiving Community

 

Until these organizations create a concierge service to navigate the system, no one can tell you a priority order to get things done in. I recommend asking any or all of these services for advice of Navigating the Senior Industrial Complex and remind them of your unpaid labour and how much the world has changed since they watched their parents become irrelevant.

REMEMBER: These people are being paid to help you, don’t take push back.

Usually they will start dialogues with a lot of polite etiquette, but you’re a bitch, so when you start to hear the pushback, remember that’s exactly what it is. The Patriarchy wants this to be YOUR problem. It is not. Just like the Climate Crisis, we knew the Boomers would age out, they have put aside resources - GO GET THEM -

  • You are entitled to the services they have laid out. Don’t let any of the service providers make you feel like you’re unworthy of them when they ask you WHY you’re looking for a Personal Support Worker (PSW) or 2nd opinion from the Medical System. The “Why” is you need the support, as it is available according to their services. End of negotiation. If they tell you ‘No’, it’s your turn to ask why. — Medical gatekeeping is going to burn you out, but you are not the problem, they are.

  • If they ask what you WHAT you want their services for, and they will expect you to speak their language; medical, financial, legal. Don’t fall for it. They are there for YOU. They are paid to help you understand, they have to use layman’s terms. Don’t make them let you feel like you’re a day late and a dollar short. Tell them you the truth, you don’t understand what they mean or couldn’t navigate the answer on their website. Ask for definitions — the Financial world is good at demanding things they are not entitled to, and knowing your rights could save you thousands of dollars.

  • People have a hard time relating to your situation if they haven’t personally gone through it themselves. If you hit a coldheart, employ EMPATHY, your old is “a sick lil baby”, and remember the truth - your job is to keep them safe, it’s such a complicated world. — This works particularly well on the Tax Man, if they’re a Woman.

  • After all my venom, always approach with curiosity, kindness, and the assumption that the folks your interacting with are happy to usher you into your new normal with the grace and dignity they expect you to provide your Boomer… Then allow yourself to be disappointed by a system that is prime for an A.I. takeover.

 

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