Caring From a Distance
By Margot Reyes
A practical guide to looking after your aging parent when you don't live nearby
A field guide for long-distance family caregivers — building a care team from afar, the first 72 hours after a health scare, remote monitoring technology, and the paperwork you need before you need it.
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Aging in Place vs. Assisted Living: Deciding From Afar
How to recognize when remote care isn't enough anymore, and how to weigh aging in place against assisted living when you can't observe daily life firsthand.
Avoiding Long-Distance Caregiver Burnout: Protecting Your Own Life
Why long-distance caregiving carries its own distinct burnout risk — anxiety without verification, guilt without proximity — and what actually protects your work, marriage, and health while you're doing it.
Building Your Care Team From Afar: Who Belongs on It and How to Recruit Them
Long-distance caregiving isn't a solo job — it's a coordination job. Who actually belongs on a care team, and how to recruit them properly instead of just hoping they'll help.
Financial Power of Attorney When You Can't Be in the Room
What a durable financial power of attorney actually authorizes, springing vs. immediately effective POA, and the practical realities of using this authority from far away.
Hiring a Geriatric Care Manager: Cost, Red Flags, and When It's Worth It
What a geriatric care manager actually does, what they cost, the red flags worth walking away from, and how to structure the arrangement to control cost over time.
Remote Monitoring Technology That Actually Helps (and What It Can't Do)
Medical alert devices, passive sensors, and medication management tech for aging parents — evaluated by the question they answer, not the gadget itself, plus what none of it can replace.
The Emergency Binder: Documents You Need Before You Need Them
What actually belongs in a long-distance caregiver's emergency binder, where the copies should live, and how to get a reluctant parent to actually help build one.
The First 72 Hours After a Parent's Health Scare: An Hour-by-Hour Plan
What to actually do in the first hour, the first day, and the first three days after a long-distance health emergency call — before panic-driven decisions make things worse.