Here at AgingOptions, we are always interested to read about new services and new products geared toward seniors. In some ways our society seems to have finally awakened to the fact that our nation is aging. Marketers in particular have finally figured out that, by the year 2030, about 31 million Americans will be older … 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
There’s no doubt about it – the baby boomers have left their mark on American culture for decades. Now as they age, with the advance cohort hitting 70, baby boomers are helping stimulate yet another surprising change in our society: they’re causing a huge transformation in senior centers around the nation. That’s the interesting revelation … Read more
If you’re caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, you have one of the hardest and most stressful tasks in the world. More than 5 million Americans suffer with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, and in most cases the family suffers right along with them. Because November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, we … Read more
Aging in place – staying in your own home – may be all the rage, but all too many retirees face a different challenge: aging alone. (We wrote about this phenomenon in this AgingOptions blog post just a few weeks ago.) There are many reasons why this happens, including seniors who are divorced or widowed … Read more
Your loved ones may know how you want to live, but do they have a clue how you want to die someday? You may have a clear understand of how you wish to end your life when that time comes, but according to this recent article on the website HealthDay, more than one-quarter of American … Read more
Many of you know that we, at AgingOptions, encourage you to create a retirement LifePlan that includes health, housing, finances, legal, and family. Good health is an imperative part of having a happy, fulfilling retirement. Although it may be a surprising suggestion, we strongly encourage our clients to search for a “board certified” geriatrician (after … Read more
Not a week goes by when there’s not a new article – or several articles – reminding us of the benefits of reverse mortgages. In case you need more reasons to consider this powerful financial tool, here’s an excellent new article from Next Avenue (www.nextavenue.org) that we think does a good job of outlining some … Read more
More than 300,000 Americans 65 and older are hospitalized each year for hip fractures. It’s a statistic many of us take for granted. However, because this type of injury is so common among seniors, we might be surprised to learn just how life-changing a hip fracture can be. Tragically, seniors and their families often fail … Read more
If you’re approaching retirement, you’ve no doubt started considering a host of choices, from medical plans to recreational opportunities to Social Security. But one of the biggest choices retirees have to make is often the hardest – and that is whether or not to move. Here at AgingOptions, in our seminars and on our radio … 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?
For millions of Americans, the answer is yes. This video explains why retirement turns into a nightmare for so many people and how completing this course can keep these nightmares from happening to you.
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Since the AgingOptions Radio Show first began airing in the Pacific Northwest in 2006, elder law attorney Rajiv Nagaich has been helping people answer some of life’s toughest questions. In this comprehensive anthology, drawn from thousands of hours of AgingOptions Radio Show broadcasts, listen to Rajiv Nagaich answer callers’ questions about retirement planning. His answers are packed with important nuggets of information that will help you create your own LifePlan for retirement. It’s a recording you’ll want to listen to again and again.
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As an elder law attorney, Rajiv Nagaich has spent more than two decades helping older adults and their family caregivers cope with retirement plan failure. Despite doing exactly what their trusted advisors had told them to do—enrolling in Medicare, saving plenty of money, buying long-term care insurance, and creating an estate plan—Rajiv's clients found themselves forced into institutional care, assets lost to unplanned care costs, and a burden to their families. In Your Retirement: Dream or Disaster, you will learn the shocking truth about why this happens—and what you can do to avoid it. This book is a must read if you want to avoid the hidden traps in retirement planning advice that turn life into a living nightmare for 70% of Americans.
What does it take to avoid the nursing home, avoid going broke and avoid burdening your family during your retirement years? That’s the question elder law attorney Rajiv Nagaich answers in Master Your Future, the groundbreaking program that has aired more than 1,500 times on public television stations nationwide. The Master Your Future Program DVD is a great a way to watch (and rewatch) Rajiv’s shocking revelations and piercing insights about the state of retirement planning in America. Drawing on his own family’s experience and that of thousands of clients during his 20+ years as an elder law attorney, Rajiv explains why traditional approaches fall short and shows how this failure results in 70% of American retirees being forced into institutional care. Rajiv then offers a surprisingly simple solution to create the retirement of your dreams.
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