More “retirees” are working into their 70s and 80s. Here are the surprising statistics on senior employment, and how working late in life affects everything from mood to mortality. Blanca Almonte retired at age 65 and moved to the West…
A caregiver’s guide: Finance protection for those with Alzheimer’s Keep your loved one’s credit and identity safe with these tips By Melissa Brock | Published: August 30, 2018 Credit problems and identity issues can be difficult to guard against during the…
Maybe because honest conversations about death rarely happen until we are forced to face it. Why not talk about it to help prepare each other for something we are all going to face? Or maybe because my mom Shirley’s health…
While traveling west from Panama City to Boquete (near the Costa Rica border) a few weeks ago my son Elliott asked if I wanted to listen to a Revisionist History podcast. For the next 40 minutes I was treated to…
April 17, 2018 | by the National Care Planning Council When a loved one dies at home, family or others who are there must often cope with the reality of the dying process. We recommend strongly that when a person is…
Home care agencies, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities and skilled nursing facilities all have a role to play. And, now with the recent regulatory changes, so does privately-employed in-home care – especially for those patients suffering from cognitive conditions…
During a patient’s final hours in hospice care, commonly referred to as the “eleventh hour,” I’ve witnessed over my five years as a volunteer a variety of outcomes to the final defining moment: dying. This is the moment in our…
In January 2016, the National Association for Grandparenting was founded. Its genesis began several years earlier when Ken Canfield recognized the profound influence of extended family systems on our families and culture. Having spent three decades studying, strengthening and developing…
“Gigs” are becoming lifelines for seniors Marilyn Kolleth, 74, was happily retired for six years when her condominium’s homeowner’s association imposed a 60 percent boost in monthly fees. While able to afford that hike, the former medical technician began to…
Not only are there more adults over age 50 than at any time in history; this new consumer majority is the wealthiest, best educated and has access to quality healthcare. Yet the media, political and social leaders seem determined to…