It always amazes us here at AgingOptions to run across people who spend countless hours (and hefty fees) to create carefully-crafted financial plans, yet overlook caring for the most important asset of all: themselves. For that reason we were drawn to this very recent article on the website Investopedia. Written by financial planner Robert Dalie, … Read more
“The health care bureaucracy is crippling. There are lots of layers to get to the right person. So you end up paying bills just because you’ve run out of energy.” Those sobering words from a 62-year-old retired teacher in Washington, D.C., sum up the dilemma many patients find themselves in as they try to work … Read more
Informal caregivers can provide the kind of help necessary to prevent people from needing a return visit to the hospital according to a study in the October-December issue of Advances in Nursing Science. The study looked at factors that lead to repeated hospital admissions for 1,268 elderly patients receiving home healthcare and found that patients … Read more
Also known as Geriatric Care Manager, Professional Geriatric Care Manager, Elder Care or Aging Care Managers, a Care Manager represents a growing trend to help full time, employed family caregivers provide care for loved ones living close by or living far away. Care managers are also particularly useful in helping caregivers at home find the … Read more
What can be done when both parents are in declining health, and do not want to leave their house? If power of attorney has not been prepared, a guardianship is something to consider. A guardianship is where an attorney will go to court, … Read more
One of my client Vicky calls to ask for advice regarding her aging father living in North Dakota in a nursing home. Stepmother rarely visits Dad in the nursing home and daughter would like to bring Dad to Washington so she can help care for him. Vicki relates that in a previous conversation when she … 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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