If you’ve listened to our AgingOptions radio programs or attended our AgingOptions events, you know the great emphasis we place on family communication when it comes to retirement. So many problems can be avoided in retirement if aging parents and their adult children can get on the same page about planning for the future! Yet … Read more
What is the one illness we tend to be most afraid of – the one we fear more than cancer, stroke or heart disease? The answer probably does not come as a surprise: it’s Alzheimer’s disease. But this fascinating article we recently discovered on the website of Kaiser Health News sheds new light on this … Read more
Have you and your adult children had a frank and detailed conversation about your estate and your wishes for the future? Do they know about your will and about your desire for leaving a legacy? If we were to ask those questions to an average group of parents, according to this insightful article just published … Read more
Among the “hot button” issues that create conflicts between seniors and their family members, one of the hottest can involve driving. Older adults generally want to keep on driving as long as they can, enjoying the benefits of freedom and mobility. Meanwhile their adult children worry about slower reflexes, cognitive decline or increased reaction time, … Read more
Is 2017 the year you finally help your parents downsize? Are you dreading the prospect, or perhaps feeling overwhelmed by the idea of getting rid of all that furniture and those years of memorabilia? We found an article that appeared last year on the website www.grandparents.com that addresses this very challenging issue. We know from … Read more
The signs may appear troubling. Your aging Mom or Dad is starting to seem withdrawn, emotionally or physically. They don’t return your calls. They aren’t taking care of their home, or themselves. Something seems to be changing, but what should you do? Earlier this year we discovered this article on the website Next Avenue that … Read more
As we write this, Christmas 2016 is one week away. If you’re like many people, some of your family plans have already been made and it’s probably too late to change them. However – we enjoyed reading this article from the website Next Avenue about ways to keep the peace among family members this holiday … Read more
We had to chuckle as we read this article that was just published in USA Today. It’s titled, “Boomers often rebuffed when passing down heirlooms,” and it describes – in humorous but accurate terms – the disconnect between boomer parents and millennial kids when it comes to all that stuff Mom and Dad have lying … Read more
Here at AgingOptions, one of the hallmarks of our LifePlanning process involves clear, complete family communication. Over the years we have dealt with many difficult situations in which Mom and Dad never sat down with their adult kids to go over their retirement plan and explain their wishes and preferences as they age. This lack … Read more
We’ve said it many times, in our printed materials and on the radio: few conflicts can become more contentious than family conflicts. Tragically, this is especially true when it comes to issues relating to elder care. We think that’s because, in conflicts over how to care for Mom or Dad (and how to divide the … Read more
Will your plan for retirement lead to disaster if your health fails? Will you end up forced into institutional care, go broke paying for care, or become a burden on your family?
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