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Goodstead

The Goodstead journal.

Plain, sourced guides for the weeks that land on you. Free to read. Use them with or without a kit.

Fall prevention

Home modifications under $200 that prevent the next fall.

Five changes you can install in an afternoon that lower fall risk dramatically. CDC says 1 in 4 adults over 65 falls each year. Most are preventable at home.

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Settling an estate

Just named executor? The first two weeks, in plain steps.

The certificates to order, the will to find but not perform, and the do-not list that protects you.

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Getting affairs in order

The just-in-case binder: what goes in, what stays out.

The four passes, the map-not-vault rule, and the two sentences that finish the job.

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The sandwich years

How to tell your kids about Grandma's dementia, by age.

Scripts for young children and teenagers, and the jobs that beat worry at every age.

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The first 72 hours

What to do when your elderly parent is suddenly hospitalized.

The first 72 hours in plain steps: the three names, the permission form, the message that quiets the family.

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The discharge playbook

The hospital discharge checklist families actually need.

What to require before she leaves, and the Medicare fast appeal most families never use.

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The first 72 hours

Observation vs. inpatient: the Medicare question to ask on day one.

Same bed, same gown, very different bill. The status question and the rehab trap.

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The master record

Caring for aging parents: the checklist that actually holds.

The one-binder system: five dividers, the master record, the fridge sheet, the Sunday ritual.

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The family system

When your siblings don't help: the script that actually works.

Whole jobs beat task lists, the word-for-word ask, and the paperwork empire for the distant sibling.

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The emergency sheet

The one-page emergency sheet every elderly parent's fridge needs.

The five facts a paramedic needs in thirty seconds, and where the copies live.

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The master record

How to build a medication list for an elderly parent.

The bottle sweep, the six columns that matter, and the free pharmacist review nobody books.

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The family system

Long-distance caregiving: what you can own from 800 miles away.

The jobs that travel, the visit agenda that earns its ticket, and the red flags you can hear in a call.

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