The role of the family caregiver can be an extremely difficult responsibility. Your days are filled with multiple responsibilities including, but not limited to, constant care, both physical and emotional, medication management and doctor appointments. On top of the responsibilities that come from caregiving, you have your own emotions and daily responsibilities to handle as…
DetailsAn important comfort to getting older is knowing that your hard-earned and carefully managed assets can be passed on to your family and other beneficiaries. But what happens if age or illness prevents competent supervision of one’s estate? It’s a difficult question to grapple with, but not one without an answer. A revocable trust…
DetailsIn life, divorce is an extremely difficult event that, unfortunately, many couples may go through. According to the American Psychological Association, at least 40-50% of marriages in the United States end in divorce. What many do not realize is “Gray Divorce” or the divorce of Americans over the age of 60, continues to steadily increase.…
DetailsChoosing someone to make the right decisions for you should you become incapacitated is not always easy. While this person must know you and have a trustworthy character, those qualities are only the tip of the iceberg. Your decision maker needs to know how you would want your decisions made in a crisis. Your decision…
DetailsCaring for people of multiple ages can pose a challenge for even the most savvy caregiver. The simple reason why is that children and seniors require different types of care from their caregiver. If you are a caregiver member of The Sandwich Generation, then you know that juggling the various, much needed, responsibilities can be…
DetailsHappy New Year! With the New Year comes new ideas, new goals to achieve, and, most of all, New Year’s Resolutions. This is the time when each of us looks inward to determine what we want to achieve throughout the year. As you begin to think about your goals, we encourage you to make New…
DetailsIf your parents go into a nursing home, deciding what to do with the family home can be complicated at best. You don’t want an empty house sitting around, and perhaps you don’t want to deal with renters. What’s more, you may believe your folks need the income from the house sale to help pay…
DetailsThis is a topic that has been visited before, but it’s so important: Protecting yourself or a loved one from being swindled or worse. With the online dating industry toppling $2 billion annually, it’s important for older men and women to understand the risks and learn how to safeguard their finances, as well as ensure…
DetailsElder abuse is horrific in every form it takes. Authorities have estimated that financial scams of the elderly are the crime of the future, and caregivers and family members also, unfortunately, take advantage of seniors as well. Older men and women are easy targets, since they have assets, are often incapacitated and are otherwise trusting.…
DetailsIt was a story that had anything but a Hollywood ending: Eunice Bellah, the widow of the late Oscar-nominated television and art director Ross Bellah, was swindled by someone she trusted. According to news reports, Bellah’s longtime tax accountant, Aron Shalain, put her in a nursing home, took ownership of her house, and listed every…
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