The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports one out of five senior falls causes a serious injury like a broken bone or head trauma. Injuries of this sort can make life difficult for an older person to do everyday…
Medicaid is available to individuals who meet certain asset requirements that help them pay for long-term care (LTC) costs that is a joint federal and state program. Long-term care often creates devastating financial impacts on Americans, particularly the elderly, and…
To make sure they are still good, you should check your estate planning documents every so often. This is especially true with big life changes like births, marriages, divorces, and moving to another state. Children grow up, marriages dissolve, property…
Recently, the world around us and current events have made many of us think about our mortality and how to make sure our loved ones are taken care of especially if we die unexpectedly. Life insurance can be an affordable…
With the Biden Administration being set to take office in January, it is worth looking at the pledges and potential policies put forth by this administration. With a Democratic president, the House with a Democratic majority, and a closely divided…
At some point in your life, you may be asked to be power of attorney for a family member or friend. Your person may be planning for when they might become unable to take care of their affairs. For example,…
Your senior years should not be focused on worries about finances. The stress that money problems bring not only ruins your aging experience but can also be disastrous to your health. Rising health care costs and your increased need for…
Health systems and hospitals have been coping with unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. There has been a need to increase and safeguard healthcare staff as well as non-COVID-19 patients, testing and treating infected patients, expanding critical care…
Many adult children in this country live a distance from their parents. Managing aging parents or in-law medical events can be a serious challenge without proper preparation and understanding of what your parents' strategy may or may not be, no…
The senior citizen population has been increasing rapidly due to the aging baby boomer generation and the influx of international migration. Although the US average life expectancy has seen a slight three-year decline, many Americans, men and women, live well…