Pay off student loans, day-to-day expenses, have enough money to cover rent—these are the major expenses that Millennials worry about when it comes to finances. With all of the demands and necessities needed to stay afloat in today’s world, who can blame them, right? However, there is one good investment that many of the younger… read more

Planning for long term care always includes deciding where you want to be cared for. Many choose to stay at home and receive the care from a loved one, while a good number move into long term care facilities to receive specialized assistance that they need. We go through life planning for our lives when… read more

We all need to worry about our long term care needs, and this concern is more pressing than ever for baby boomers. However, issues which affect this age group do not stop there. For this week’s roundup, we focus on the many aspects concerning baby boomers as they navigate life in today’s world. Are Your… read more

Longevity is inevitable for many, but our happiness and comfort during those extended years are entirely up to us. In a study released earlier this year, the National Center for Health Statistics shared that the number of centenarians has increased by 43.6% from the year 2000. This means that we could reach our hundreds and… read more

Have you ever come across a daughter giving up a Friday night out with friends to rush home and stay with her elderly grandmother? Have you ever stopped and talked with a stay-at-home wife caring for her husband with Alzheimer’s? Do you have friends supporting their kids while also providing for their elderly parents? Not… read more

“My kids want to take me to a nursing home. Are they trying to get rid of me?”—often, this is the thought that comes to our minds when we have The Long Term Care Talk with our adult children. No one ever looks forward to moving to a long term care facility, and it always… read more

From living wills to advance directives, planning for your retirement can get overwhelming. But once it’s all done and you’ve dotted your Is and crossed your Ts, your retirement years can be the best of your life. For this week’s digest, we are featuring ways on how to create that balanced life everyone covets during… read more

Aging and requiring help are inevitable for many. For some, receiving the care in the comforts of their own homes is possible. For many who need specialized care, long term care facilities and other assisted living residences might be the better option. For the latter, this situation could be a big crisis for family members…. read more

  The Slow Waltz into Dementia Learning that your parents are slowly succumbing to Dementia is not an easy task, but, as Kay H. Bransford shares through Dealing with Dementia, getting your parents to accept their condition is much worse. While caregiver support is available to anyone who needs it, Bransford lets us into the… read more

This week, we will be highlighting the challenges that individuals go through as they take on the role of caregiver. We will be sharing various accounts from caregivers themselves and the topics range from the different ways the care for their patients to the kind of care that they need in turn.   Five Medication… read more