Care, Protect, Grow

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Praise for CARE PROTECT GROW “The book every special needs family wishes they had years earlier—clear, hopeful, and grounded in lived experience.” —CARL RICHARDS, Author of Your Money “Care, Protect, Grow is the most comprehensive and compassionate guide for special needs families to financial and life planning I’ve ever read. The authors utilize their professional and lived experience to provide a step-by-step and easy-to-follow process filled with meaningful case studies. This book is so captivating, you don’t want to put it down and I can’t wait to share it with our community.” —KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, President and CEO, TSC Alliance “Care, Protect, Grow is the bible for navigating care of a special needs child from diagnosis through adulthood. Regardless of where you are on this journey, the book has something for everyone. Despite being a parent of a special needs adult as well as a health care professional, I learned new information and gems that I can incorporate into my plans for my son. These brave women share their stories, expertise and insights in all the areas of caring for children of all various special needs. It moves beyond traditional financial and estate planning and challenges parents to consider care needs in a comprehensive way, embrace advocacy, and navigate the complex government and legal landscape on behalf of their child now and into the future. All parents, grandparents and anyone who loves a child with disabilities can benefit from this easy-to-read manual.” —SUSAN STACEY, CEO, Providence Inland Northwest Hospital System “Families like ours need guidance that feels human. Care, Protect, Grow offers a practical, compassionate roadmap for every family that’s ready to plan, but doesn’t know where to start.” —AMANDA LUKOF, Co-Founder and CEO, Eleplan Inc. “As a physician who specialized in caring for children and youth with disabilities and chronic illnesses and the parent of individuals with disabilities, I have lived and seen the challenges of special needs planning from many perspectives. Not only can one not see the forests for trees, but more often one is so focused on day-to-day challenges that you can’t see the tree for the bark. Care, Protect, Grow provides the framework to step back, reorient and work in a practical way to ensure that not only their challenged family member, but the entire family can create a better future for everyone.” —DR. HARRY GEWANTER, Pediatric Rheumatologist, Founder of Medical Home Plus, and former President of the Medical Society of Virginia Proven strategies to help you care for your special needs family In Care, Protect, Grow: Empower Your Family Through Special Needs Financial Planning, a team of experienced financial planners delivers a holistic blueprint for the successful management of the complex challenges that come from navigating life as a special needs family. The book is an in-depth overview of how to piece together the disparate components you need to make sense of—including financial planning, care planning, investing, taxation, legal considerations, government benefits—in order to provide for your family. You'll learn to calculate the lifetime cost of care of a loved one, establish a care plan to address day-to-day supports, and understand how different decision-making supports—like Power of Attorney, Guardianship, and Supported Decision-Making—work: Inside the book: Tax planning and tax efficiency strategies in a changing legal landscape Retirement planning tips and investing considerations for people responsible for a child with special needs Techniques to minimize insurance risks, understand employee benefits, and how to know when permanent life insurance may be necessary Perfect for people in special needs families, the families of people with a developmental disability, and the families of people with a rare disease, Care, Protect, Grow is an invaluable resource for anyone with a professional or personal stake in the support of families of people with special needs.

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Pages: 320, Edition: 1, Hardcover, Wiley