Assisted living rent can vary from $2,000 to $5,000 monthly. Depending on what type of care your loved one needs, assisted living can be the most affordable solution when compared to a nursing home ($5,000 to $10,000 or more per…
Having a strong power of attorney is important for a condition like Alzheimer’s. Additionally, it is important to know that a good “basic” advance-directive document needs considerable supplementation when it comes to a dreadful illness like ALS – Amyotrophic Lateral…
An initial Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be a very emotionally taxing time for the loved one and their family members. It is common that your loved one may experience a progression similar to the stages of grief. During this time, it…
If you’ve been able to make it to your later years in life, you need to consider that a huge success in aging. After all, when you think about the alternative to aging your perspective about getting older shifts. You…
You may see it coming: Much as you want to and hard as you try, you just can’t take care of your ill spouse at home any more - but Medicaid can help. At this emotionally difficult time, the last…
Caring for an elder parent comes with many questions and challenges. Imagining your parents as seniors can be hard enough, not to mention having to understand and respond to the reality that each parent will age differently. Even if you…
Children are often left to pay for their parent's elder care, which can be astronomically expensive. The high cost of long-term nursing care is no longer news. Costs can run around $7,000.00 or more per month, depending on location. Hundreds…
Technology is changing so fast today that it can seem overwhelming for even the most tech-savvy to keep pace. For many seniors, these changes can be so daunting that they tend to avoid technology altogether. While seniors have increasingly embraced…
Assisted living rent can vary from $2,000 to $5,000 monthly. Depending on what type of care your loved one needs, assisted living can be the most affordable solution when compared to a nursing home ($5,000 to $10,000 or more per…
For care providers and aging seniors in the information age, the future is now. While still with some challenges, adoption of virtual care as a standard in senior living and aging services has become a fully integrated and accepted practice…