What are the early warning signs of dementia? It’s much more than a purely academic question: with more than 6 ½ million Americas suffering with Alzheimer’s disease, and an untold number dealing with other, less common forms of dementia, knowing the potential warning signs is important to every family and every caregiver. The list of … Read more
If you’re like millions of Americans who love their critters, protecting your pets is a top priority. This idea applies in a particular way when it comes to protecting your pets after you pass away. If your pets might outlive you, then looking out for their interests after you’re gone just seems like the right … Read more
Ask anyone who has spent time as a caregiver for a loved one, and they’ll probably tell you that the job is all-consuming. As a caregiver, your schedule revolves almost entirely around the needs of someone else. While being a caregiver can bring deep emotional rewards, it’s also a role that is deeply exhausting, physically … Read more
As this Blog post appears, Veterans Day is here – a good time to warn all of us about scams targeting veterans. Any scam is an evil crime, but in our view, scams targeting veterans are particularly reprehensible. These men and women deserve respect, not victimization. We all know by now that scam artists and … Read more
The words “court-appointed guardian” should send a chill down your spine if you’re a vulnerable senior. The U.S. system of putting court-appointed guardians in complete control of a vulnerable senior’s life is so rife with the potential for abuse and so dangerously unsupervised that it borders on a national scandal. From time to time here … Read more
November is National Family Caregivers Month, set aside as a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. Family caregivers are in every sense of the word the backbone of senior healthcare, deserving of every ounce of appreciation we can bestow. In light of Family Caregivers Month, we chose to revisit the topic … Read more
If you’re like millions of Americans who love their critters, protecting your pets is a top priority. This idea applies in a particular way when it comes to protecting your pets after you pass away. If your pets might outlive you, then looking out for their interests after you’re gone just seems like the right … Read more
When we hear the phrase, “the cost of dementia,” we no doubt tend to think of the emotional cost: the pain of slowly losing a loved one to a disease that robs them of their memories and, eventually, their very personality. In that sense, the cost of dementia is impossible to calculate. However, there’s another … Read more
Many people engaged in elder care have a hard time associating digital technology with caring for an aging loved one. After all, elder care is a hands-on affair, requiring time and energy. But what if the family caregiver lives far away, or can’t be there every day, all the time? Could the newest wave of … Read more
You’ve reviewed your estate-planning checklist and everything seems in order. That estate-planning checklist probably includes important tasks like, “Update my will (check),” “Update my powers of attorney (check),” and “Talk with my family about my wishes (double check).” But there may be a hidden time bomb lurking in your past that your estate-planning checklist has … 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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