Say your spouse is living in a nursing home because of advanced Parkinson’s. Your spouse is currently receiving Medicaid benefits to pay for the high cost of that care. If you were to pass before your spouse, you wouldn’t want…
In 1981, Dorothy Miller, a social worker, first created the term “sandwich generation.” A Journalist, Carol Abaya, continued to study and add to what the term means. In 2006, Miriam Webster included the term, sandwich generation, in the dictionary for…
Our aging loved ones that require caregiving are most vulnerable to the coronavirus creating a new challenge to meet the family system. Family caregivers that use to aid their family directly, now find themselves learning how to be long-distance providers…
Unfortunately, the elderly can be prime targets for financial abuse and scams not only by strangers but sometimes even by their own family members. That’s why it’s important that planning is in place to help seniors protect themselves and their…
It is important for you and your loved one to understand the potential outcomes when moving into assistant living. For example, as you grow old your medial needs may be greater that what certain facilities can provide. Jerry’s mother Jane…
Sometimes family members can get into heated arguments over mom or dad’s favorite items when that parent dies over simple items like coffee mugs to bigger items like family heirlooms. These types of arguments can be eliminated by filling out…
There is a wide range of home health care services available from daily household tasks to medical care. Before identifying a health care service for information, get a clear idea of what you are in the market for, be it…
In the United States, turning age 65 is a milestone on many levels. Before this birthday, there is a hefty checklist that you need to address to continue aging successfully. Overall the most crucial thing to do before turning 65…
Concerns about your memory or that of a loved one should never be ignored. There are many resources available through a simple internet search, and professional associations that provide education and guidance through a maze of questions you may have…
During this COVID-19 pandemic, a difficult question especially demands an answer: if you or a loved one is taken down into life-threatening illness, how far would you want extreme life-prolonging measures to be tried? For us who are particularly vulnerable…