Aging in America is becoming increasingly expensive. The financial toll for millions of the elderly and those families who do their best to care for and support them. Long-term care facilities and retirement communities cost staggering amounts of money, as…
As the baby boomers are getting ready to retire or have already retired, we are seeing a sharp increase in America’s elderly population. However, what has not been widely reported is how the rest of the nation will provide care…
According to an article in Kaiser Health News, a hospital stay can be detrimental to some elderly patients. Even if they recover from the illness or injury that required them to be admitted, many elderly patients deteriorate mentally and/or physically…
Medicare Advantage plans are appealing to many cost-conscious seniors because 1) they include prescription drug coverage; 2) they often include dental care, eyeglasses, gym memberships and other services; and 3) the premiums are substantially less than a traditional Medigap Plan…
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…