Our goal is to have you or your loved one live well and be as independent as possible. We desire you to feel secure, enhance your quality of life and ultimately have peace of mind. You may need some guidance and support through this aging process, and we hope to help you with this book. Also, we hope to encourage you to plan, strategize and manage your or your loved ones care, finances and legal issues utilizing all the services and resources available to you in your community. We have seen the devastating effects of non planning can do to a family, be it a car accident to a young family, to your loved one entering into a nursing home. Consequently, we advise you to take action before a crisis hits you or your family. Good care can be costly, but inadequate planning and care is catastrophic. Planning strategies, we hope, will increase the vitality of your loved ones and provide comfort and relief to you.