Different communities handle their Waiting List or Priority List with their own rules and policies. It is important to get on a Waiting List or two or three. It is even more important to Make A Plan. More and more seniors witnessed the need for their parents to have a plan and now it is time for them to make their own plans. [...]
Depression, stress, or anxiety can stagger your life. Regardless of what causes them, they can make life seem dull and strip you of your motivation. The Covid-19 pandemic restricted many people to their homes, and an environment of uncertainty and fear prevailed globally, spreading the conditions of depression among people of all ages. [...]
We can almost see and taste the winter holidays. And we are ready, after missing family and friends last year, to celebrate with joy and abandon. But what does this look like in 2021? [...]
How often we fail to follow through on the very things that could make such a difference in our lives and the loved ones around us. May 2022 help you reflect on where you are and what you’ve done to plan properly for retirement. [...]
We have all just experienced an enormously challenging time and now COVID variants are causing new concerns and procedures for staying safe. We have lived through other historical crises, but the COVID-19 pandemic is exceptional. Telling your story can reduce your concerns and help others. [...]
As we grow older, our metabolism slows and mobility gets limited sometimes causing us to become frail and weak; however, it does not have to be so. We can train and strengthen our bodies and enhance our quality of life. [...]
The main objective of my column is to equip and prepare you, the reader, for an unannounced health event leading to a short or long term care event, while protecting you from huge consequences to your retirement plan. [...]
A Continuing Care Retirement Community may desire to provide or arrange for continuing care services, including home care services, to an individual who has entered into a continuing care contract with the provider but is not yet receiving lodging. [...]
We’ve always been told by our elders, not to take life for granted. Respect and enjoy the freedoms given to us. If we plan for our tomorrows, that often involves insurance that help us manage events that could otherwise have catastrophic financial consequences. [...]
There are almost 66 million unpaid caregivers in the United States. Not nurses, doctors, and CNAs. Sixty-six million unpaid providers caring for children, parents, partners and siblings. What a generous contribution each of these people makes to the wellbeing of a loved one! [...]
