Longer Life Spans = Unexpected Financial Needs
For years now, the CDC, as well as other institutions that publish studies on health, have produced study after study that indicate Americans are living longer than they did in the past. In fact, recently, Senior Journal featured an article citing CDC statistics that suggests those born in 2009 have [...]
The Issues Facing Seniors
Like most of us, you’ll likely experience more than a couple of unexpected events in your life that cause you to re-think your long-term financial plans. These unexpected life events can take a heavy toll not only your mental and emotional well-being, but on your financial well-being as well. Whether [...]
Long-Term Planning – Cracking the Code
In Protect Your Family! We’ve Cracked the Code on Long-Term Care Planning, Paul J. Stano and ten leading elder law attorneys shed light on up-to-date issues concerning seniors, their families, and their communities. Information shared in this collaborative book, co-authored written by legal experts from across the nation, addresses many [...]
Keeping a Sense of Humor
One common experience of caregivers is that they often feel they’ve lost their senses of humor. The seriousness of their loved ones’ conditions, coupled with the stresses of providing constant care, can wear caregivers down so dull that they feel incapable of levity or experiencing laughter. Indeed, even a quick [...]
Getting Family Members To Help
If you’re part of the “sandwich generation,” or the generation with children at home and a elder parent in need of care, then you probably spend each day wearing several hats. This is doubly true if you spend your day working, and your evenings caring for both your children and [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease in Conjunction with Other Illnesses
Sometimes a tough situation becomes even tougher, which is often the case when you receive news that a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease has developed another life-threatening medical condition. In some cases, an aging love one—who’s been coping with the progressing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease—suddenly learns that he or she [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease and Pain
Some people wonder whether or not individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia experience pain the way the rest of us do. Indeed, with the way the disease impairs memory, speech, and other functions related to the brain, it’s easy to see how one might imagine or even assume that someone [...]
Selecting an In-Home Caregiver
Those dealing with issues related to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for the first time may feel overwhelmed with the number of items that require addressing. One item in particular concerns in-home care. You should know that lists of in-home care providers have been made available through your local Area Agency [...]