Nobody likes to move out of the home that they have made for themselves. As you or your loved ones age, it might be time to take a look to see if staying in your home is the best decision. There are several things to look at when trying to determine if continuing to live [...]
If you are looking for an alternative to home care for yourself or a loved one, you might want to consider an adult day program. Adult day programs are a way to save costs on home care while still providing a level of care that is needed. Adult day programs come in three general types: [...]
As we age, it is inevitable that we will need to have help getting through the day. What degree of assistance will be needed? Will you need any kind of service not covered by Medicare? Answering this question and some others can help to make the decision to buy or not buy long term care [...]
It may be an unpleasant topic to tackle, but none of us will be here forever. If you do not have a will, then you leave it up to the courts to decide where your assets go after you are gone. This is done without any consideration to what you may have wanted or what [...]
When you're searching for the right nursing home, assisted living or other senior living option, there are many questions and many decisions to be made. Many families turn to elder care referral services for help. While it may appear that these companies strive to ensure quality care and treatment for the elderly, recent reports suggest [...]
In addition to retirement benefits, Social Security also provides benefits for spouses, dependent children, grandchildren and ex-spouses. Below is a brief summary of these benefits. Survivor's Benefits. If your spouse has reached full retirement age by the time of your death, he or she will begin receiving Social Security benefits. If he or she has [...]
Do you think that because your elder loved one has a power of attorney they are protected? What many people do not realize is that a normal power of attorney ends when the person who makes them loses mental capacity. In cases like Alzheimer’s and dementia, this leaves person vulnerable. A durable power of attorney [...]
We have looked at what the roles and responsibilities of a durable power of attorney consist of, but what happens when no agent is named? Unfortunately, this happens quite a bit, and when it occurs the courts must get involved with the Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s patient’s care and finances by putting guardianships and conservatorships in [...]