Senior home-sharing is experiencing increasing popularity among American seniors during the coronavirus pandemic. The danger of COVID-19 infection in nursing homes and other long-term care living facilities, coupled with the isolation seniors have been facing, makes the idea of two,…
Living arrangements for aging Americans are commonly focused on aging in place. Nearly all older adults prefer to age in the comfort of their long time homes and familiar community surroundings. Aging in place often means living alone. Pew Research…
There are a variety of home health care services available that range from taking care of daily household tasks to medical care. Before identifying a health care service for information, get a clear idea of what you are in the…
Kevin stands at the door of his wife’s nursing home room, tears streaming down his face. The medical staff just finished inserting a feeding tube into Wanda – an act Kevin knew she didn’t want. Unfortunately, Wanda couldn’t express her…
Record unemployment rates related to COVID-19 business closures have hurt business owners and their workers, many of whom are over the age of 50. Though workers of all ages have felt the effects of unemployment or reduced working hours, older…
Aging Americans are facing an escalating crisis in long-term care (LTC). Industry driven, massively underpriced policies are playing fiscal catch up with hefty premium rate increases. This price increase is forcing some aging Americans to abandon their policy while others…
We are always grateful to those who are caring for the sick, as well as those who support those workers. At the same time, we should be skeptical of bills which may be presented for that care. The struggle to…
Millennials are fiscally conservative, savings focused, and future planners seeking financial freedom as core attributes. A large part of millennials’ formative years was influenced by the US sub-prime mortgage crisis beginning in 2007, shortly followed by an international banking crisis,…
Older Americans at the greatest risk of COVID-19 are the demographic which is least likely to respond well to a vaccine. A vaccine shot works by fooling the body into believing it has been infected with a virus, thereby prompting…
A family caregiving meeting is an essential tool when planning for the care of an aging loved one. These meetings are beneficial for helping to keep all family members abreast of decisions that need to be made along with changes…