Watch the video blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Bt4HWZRsI More and more of us are caring for our aging family members at the same time as working, caring for adult children and wondering if we can ever retire. Some of us are even retiring early and reducing our possible pensions and social security benefits to care for a family Read More
Senior, Elder or Older Adult: What do you want to be called when you are 55 or 65 years old?
We have a tendency to lump age groups together. We name groups “toddlers” or “teens”, which make common sense. Some individuals in our society who are over the age of 55 are annoyed if you call them senior or elder. I remember leaving a shopping trip at a local store thinking that they didn’t charge Read More
Eldercare: Does your employer support your challenges?
Our business is helping families with the challenging issues of aging. Sometimes it is getting siblings to agree on a decision of what is best for mom. Other times it is helping a family get the diagnosis they need so they can plan for the future or take control from someone who is impaired cognitively Read More
Seniors, Medicare & Health Care Reform
There was recently an online streaming broadcast about Health Care Reform provided by the website www.healthreform.gov where some great information was obtained . Below, I have summarized what was said about the most recent law affecting Health Care Reform: 1. This new bill does not eliminate anything Medicare currently offers. 2. Starting in 2011, Medicare Read More
The Knock on the Door & Mom’s Purse is gone…Tell your Aging family members not to open the door to strangers!
Elder abuse is rising. Even though my mother is bright and doing well living alone, which she prefers, she is a target just because of her age! Mom is almost 88 and out and about going to clubs and driving friends around. She lives in a major urban city and has since her birth. The Read More
Opening Containers
Can’t open the container? Heads up marketing, the Baby Boomers are coming! As our population ages, with the over 50 crowd growing by 50% this decade, I am hoping that the manufactures of packaging take into consideration the product they are selling and whether or not their target population open it. I purchased some body wash this Read More