How to Make Caretaking Less Overwhelming
As a caretaker, it's easy to become so focused on your patient's care that you neglect to give yourself some much needed TLC. If you don't take care of yourself, you won't be able to take good care of those who depend on you. Below are some things you can [...]
Will Leaving a Nursing Home for a Family Visit Jeopardize Your Medicare or Medicaid?
Many nursing home residents miss out on spending holidays and other special occasions with their families because they fear they will lose their Medicaid or Medicare if they leave the facility. The rules vary statewide, but in most cases a resident can leave a nursing home for a family visit [...]
Preparing for When Your Elderly Parents Come to Live With You
Nursing home care comes with a price tag that can eventually become too steep. In addition, placing your loved one in a nursing home means leaving their care in someone else's hands--and you can only hope they will get the best treatment. As a result, many adult children opt to [...]
Is Your Loved One a Victim of Elder Financial Abuse?
Elder financial abuse can have a devastating effect on it's victims as well as the victim's family. The typical guilty parties are relatives, close friends or caretakers who were entrusted with the victim's care and finances. Financial abuse may consist of an unauthorized use or access to the victim's bank [...]
Geriatric Care Managers as a Resource
Geriatric Care Management is a private resource available to help when you are faced with long term care decisions for an aging loved one. These managers will have great knowledge of the local resources available in your area to help with care giving. Typically geriatric care managers are local nurses, [...]
Elder Law Attorneys
When aging adults and their families are faced with planning for their long term care, issues such as legal documents, financial matters and care planning can become extremely stressful. Expert legal advice can help alleviate the burden and if often the key to solving many problems associated with formulating a [...]
How Do Investment Advisors Get Paid?
Before you hire an investment advisor, it is important for you to understand how they will get paid. This same understanding is true for financial planners and stockbrokers as well. Generally investment planners are paid in any of the following ways: An hourly rate for the time they are working [...]
Questions to Ask When Choosing a Financial Planner or Investment Advisor
Before hiring a financial planner or an investment advisor, you should make sure to ask questions and review their background. Listed here are some important questions that you can ask. How are you paid for your services? What is your typical hourly rate, flat fee, or commission? What licenses do [...]