A short guide to residential care, covering the practical and personal aspects of this great life change

Sooner or later many of us will have to 'go into care'. How do we, and those who are involved in our care, make wise choices? This book is written both for those preparing to enter residential care and for those (professionals, volunteers, pastors, family members and friends) who can offer support to ease the struggle of transition. Learning to Let Go acknowledges and explores the intense experience of grief and bereavement that surrounds the relinquishment of independent living. The book explores how to ensure that those going into care retain their identity and are not reduced to peripheral status as 'patient' or 'resident'. Covering practical details from how to choose a home to what to pack when moving, this book will help facilitate a smooth transition at this emotional time of upheaval.

__Contents__  
Foreword  
Introduction  
Chapter 1 Starting to think about a care home   
Chapter 2 Families and friends  
Chapter 3 Affirming people as unique individuals  
Chapter 4 The people and the place  
Chapter 5 Learning to let go begins now  
Notes  
Appendix of useful contacts and  
starting points

"Learning to Let Go" by Penelope Wilcock addresses the emotional challenges of transitioning to residential care. It offers guidance for individuals and their support networks on maintaining identity and making informed choices.

\["For families and individuals facing care transitions", "Eases the emotional struggle of moving into care", "You will make informed choices for a smoother transition"\]

This book helps you navigate the transition into residential care with grace.

Penelope Wilcock

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: Starting to think about a care home

Chapter 2: Families and friends

Chapter 3: Affirming people as unique individuals

Chapter 4: The people and the place

Chapter 5: Learning to let go begins now

Notes

Appendix of useful contacts and starting points

Wilcock, Penelope

There comes a time in life when it is difficult to live independently, and homes of many years and many memories must be left behind. But despite the commonness of this life-changing transition, little has been written on how to prepare one's loved ones or oneself for the challenge. Full of empathy and the wisdom of experience, in Learning to Let Go Penelope Wilcock guides us through the process - practical and emotional - of preparing for residential care, tackling the difficult questions which will be faced by elderly people, and their families. How can families and staff offer the best care? What are the marks of a well-run home? What attitudes should you expect from the staff of a good home? This book shows how an elderly person can be helped to retain their identity, and at the same time to "let go".

Pen Wilcock is the author of many books such as In Celebration of Simplicity and 100 Stand-Alone Bible Studies. For many years a Methodist minister, she has worked as a hospice and school chaplain. She has five adult daughters and lives in Hastings, East Sussex.

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From time to time you come across a book that fills a gap in Pastoral Care and this is such a book covering everything from getting through the emotional hurdle of realizing that the time has come to “go into a home” to the practical issues covering the different types of establishments, finding the right place and making the most of the new venture. As the title suggests, there is a great deal to let go in this hardest of life’s transitions; many come to it following bereavement and for so many, leaving a home which had your creative mark on it inside and outside, that once buzzed with family from the youngest to the oldest and had many memories is a huge adjustment that is dealt with well in this book. Wilcock is able to cover such a wide spectrum of experience because she has been a chaplain in a hospice and pastored a church with a high proportion of elderly people. A useful read.

Learning to Let Go

The transition into residential care

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