Caregiving in America by Lance A. Slatton, known as “The Senior Care Influencer” and host of All Home Care Matters, provides practical guidance for families navigating the complexities of caregiving. The book addresses the many challenges caregivers may face, including health care, home care, dementia, finances, legal planning, long-term care, safety, grief, and quality of life.
Slatton draws from his own experience providing nearly three years of intensive care for his father following a serious medical crisis. That personal journey inspired him to help families better understand available resources and feel more prepared to make difficult decisions.
The book combines his lived experience with more than two decades of work in health care, senior care, home care, caregiving education, and advocacy. It also features real-world insights, helpful resources, checklists, and worksheets designed to help caregivers ask better questions, find support, and make informed decisions throughout their caregiving journey.
Caregiving in America brings together the many questions and decisions families face throughout the caregiving journey. From medical care and benefits to home safety, family communication, and future planning, the book helps readers navigate complex situations with greater clarity.
Caregivers are often expected to navigate complicated medical, financial, legal, and emotional challenges with little preparation. Caregiving in America helps readers recognize important questions, explore available resources, and prepare for decisions before a crisis occurs.
Caregiving in America includes checklists, worksheets, self-assessments, planning prompts, and questions to help turn information into action. These resources can help caregivers prepare for and organize decisions, evaluate options, and revisit important information.
Lance A. Slatton, known as “The Senior Care Influencer,” is a nationally recognized voice in caregiving and senior care. His passion for helping families began with his own experience providing nearly three years of intensive care for his father following a serious medical crisis. With more than 20 years of experience in health care, senior care, home care, caregiving education, and advocacy, Lance brings both professional expertise and personal insight to Caregiving in America.
Lance is the founder and host of All Home Care Matters, an award-winning platform focused on caregiving, aging, dementia, home care, and long-term care education, and serves as President of AlzAuthors. He is also a co-founder and Senior Case Manager of Enriched Life Home Care Services, where he works directly with older adults and families navigating care at home.
Through his books, media work, speaking, and advocacy, he is dedicated to helping caregivers understand their options, find valuable resources, and feel better prepared for the challenges ahead.
Caregiving in America provides a comprehensive resource for navigating the full caregiving journey, from the first signs that a loved one needs help to long-term care, transitions, and grief. It covers essential topics including dementia, home care, care facilities, finances, veterans’ benefits, legal planning, family dynamics, work, and caregiver well-being. The book is designed for family caregivers, spouses, adult children, long-distance caregivers, care professionals, and anyone preparing for future care needs. Practical checklists, worksheets, self-assessments, planning tools, and questions help readers turn information into action and make more informed decisions. These resources can be revisited and shared as circumstances change, helping families feel more prepared, organized, and supported throughout the caregiving experience.
