Retirement: The Baby Boomer Crisis
A study conducted by The Blackstone Group, an independent research firm, on behalf of Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement outlines some very unsettling data regarding middle-income baby...
Hybrid Insurance Policies for Long Term Care
You have probably heard about the astronomical costs of nursing-home care if you become seriously ill or injured. You might also know that Medicare would cover only a minimal amount of those costs....
Connect with Family for Healthy Aging
One cannot overstate the importance of family presence in a senior's life. Family creates a consistent social network and connection that directly impacts the senior's overall quality of life....
The Established Link Between Diet, Exercise, and Alzheimer’s
Concerns about your memory or that of a loved one should never be ignored. There are many resources available through a simple internet search, and professional associations that provide education...
Social Security Disability Income: Understand the Benefits
Anyone can become either temporarily or permanently disabled. Some projections are estimating that Americans in their 20s today have an approximate 30 percent chance of experiencing a disability...
What Are the Hidden Costs of Alzheimer’s Disease?
When policymakers consider the costs of dementias like Alzheimer’s disease, they consider both direct and indirect costs. Direct costs, in this instance, are the medical and social/non-medical care...
Points to Understand Before Signing a Nursing Home Contract
Suppose your mother can no longer make decisions for herself and she now needs nursing-home care. You are stressed and anxious. The nursing home puts a twenty-page, single-spaced contract in front...
How to Handle a Business Dispute
Business disputes can be costly. But what constitutes a “business dispute?” In general, it is any kind of disagreement between two businesses that is based on the agreement the two businesses...
Seniors Age Better in an Intergenerational Community
Master plans for inter-generational community living models are changing the shape of the aging experience from the ages of 8 up to 80 years of age and beyond. Dubbed “new urbanism” it is the belief...
Memory Care for the Alzheimer’s Epidemic
Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease typically with a long pre-clinical phase which gradually worsens. Initial symptoms are often mistaken for normal aging and include problems with...