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Care Starts Now

A practical guide to caring for aging parents with trusted nursing guidance and practical strategies.

Caring for an aging parent can feel overwhelming, especially when health changes happen gradually and important decisions need to be made.

Written by Registered Nurse Joanne De Rubeis, Care Starts Now combines more than 40 years of nursing and caregiver experience with practical strategies, evidence-informed guidance, and easy-to-use checklists to help you recognize changes early, plan ahead, and navigate caregiving with confidence.

About the Book

Practical Guidance When You Need it Most

Whether you're caring for an aging parent, supporting a loved one, or planning ahead for your own future, Care Starts Now provides trusted, evidence-informed guidance to help you navigate change with confidence.

Drawing on more than 40 years of nursing, education, and caregiver experience, this book combines practical strategies, easy-to-use checklists, and expert nursing advice to help you recognize changes early, make informed care decisions, and plan ahead with confidence.

Inside the Book

What You'll Learn

Practical guidance for every stage of caregiving and healthy aging

Recognize & Respond

Identify changes before they become crises

  • Health and chronic conditions

  • Memory and cognitive changes

  • Mobility and falls prevention

  • Nutrition, hydration, and medications

  • When to seek medical attention

Plan & Navigate

Stay organized and make informed decisions

  • Care planning

  • Healthcare navigation

  • Family communication

  • Legal and financial planning

  • Healthcare management

Support Well-Being

Promote dignity and independence

  • Safe home environments

  • Aging in place

  • Dignity and autonomy

  • Caregiver well-being

  • End-of-life planning

Care Starts Now

Who This Book Is For

Practical guidance for individuals, families, professionals, and organizations.

Family Caregivers

Practical guidance for caring for aging parents, spouses, relatives, and loved ones.

Older Adults

Plan ahead, stay organized, and make informed decisions to support healthy aging.

Healthcare Professionals

A practical resource for nurses, PSWs, students, home care providers, and other healthcare professionals.

Organizations

Ideal for healthcare organizations, community agencies, libraries, educational institutions, and caregiver support programs.

Care Starts Now

Why You'll Value This Book

Practical, evidence-informed guidance to help you navigate caregiving with greater confidence.

✓ Practical nursing guidance for everyday caregiving

✓ Easy-to-use checklists and actionable strategies

✓ Evidence-informed guidance for confident decisions

✓ Recognize changes early and plan ahead

✓ Healthy aging and healthcare navigation

✓ Home safety and aging-in-place strategies

✓ Support independence and quality of life

✓ Written by an RN with 40+ years of nursing, education, and caregiver experience

Care Starts Now

Meet the Author

Trusted nursing guidance from more than 40 years of healthcare, education, and caregiver experience

Joanne De Rubeis is a Registered Nurse, educator, consultant, and founder of Gold Cross Caregiver Solutions. With more than 40 years of experience in healthcare, education, home care, and caregiver support, she has dedicated her career to helping individuals, families, professionals, and organizations navigate aging with confidence.

Drawing on decades of clinical and educational experience, Joanne combines evidence-informed guidance with practical strategies that help readers recognize changes early, make informed decisions, and plan ahead with confidence.

Care Starts Now

Ready to Start Reading?

Available in Canada and internationally through leading booksellers.

Take the first step toward more confident caregiving with trusted nursing guidance, practical strategies, and evidence-informed tools to help you navigate aging with confidence.

Available in paperback, hardcover, and eBook.