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Bob Pittman's "What about Me?"

When we think about estate planning, we tend to think of Wills, Powers of Attorney and related documents. But, what about you? If you are incapacitated and unable to speak for yourself, what do you want a caregiver know about your life? Most caregivers will want to do a good job of taking care of … Read more

Recognizing the out-of-pocket costs of caregiving

Are you prepared for caregiving costs? The cost of providing care for yourself can be quite staggering but what many people don’t include in their financial planning is the cost of providing care for family members other than a spouse.  A survey by Caring.com found that almost half of all caregivers shell out $5,000 a … Read more

Over 60% of people 50+ provide financial support for adult family members

 
A recent Merrill Lynch report looked at the financial support that older adults are providing to the generations following them.  The study covers a variety of topics, one of which I’ve covered here.  But the aspect of the study that is getting the most coverage was a survey that found that 62 percent of Americans over the age of 50 provide financial support to family members. 

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Honoring someone's end-of-life decisions

 
If you’ve created your advanced directive, notified your loved ones of your decision and obtained their buy-in, named a heath care surrogate and made sure your physician knew of your desire, you’d expect to get compliance with those very real and very legal decision but the Florida Health Care Administration has cited 15 Florida nursing homes with failure to honor advanced directives, a violation of Florida state law. 

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