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Killing the Clutter Before It Kills You
Home is a place we enjoy comfort, joy, family and friends, but did you know that it’s one of the most dangerous places for seniors? According to the National Safety Council, home-related deaths in 2021 numbered128,200. Nearly a quarter of the home deaths were due to falls and over half due to poisonings. So, what can […]
What is Life Insurance and Should Older Adults Buy It?
Any kind of insurance is fundamentally about risk. Risk can be defined as the chance of financial loss due to an unexpected event. Insurance involves the transfer of risk from an individual or from an entity to an insurance company. The insurance company pays compensation for the loss. It is important to recognize that any […]
Managing an Intergenerational Workforce
Workplace Generations The new diversity in the workplace is a result of an intergenerational workforce! The book Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the Workplace defines four modern generations: Veterans (born 1920-1942) Baby Boomers (born 1943-1960) Generation X (born 1961-1979) Millennials (born 1980-2000) They note that “there […]
3 Ways Seniors Are Targeted for Fraud
Updated August 2025 Financial elder abuse is when someone illegally or improperly uses a vulnerable senior’s money or other property. Most states now have laws that make elder financial abuse a crime and provide ways to help the senior and punish the scammer. According to the American Bankers Association, financial fraud is the fastest growing […]
8 Nursing Home Pitfalls to Avoid
With an increasing aging population, being able to evaluate nursing homes on important issues is an essential skill for caregivers and children with aging parents. When one considers that their loved one might need a nursing home for either a short-term rehabilitation or more long term caregiving needs, one must realize that not all nursing […]
Free and Low Cost Community-Based Help for Seniors
There is a rich variety of programs and services for seniors all over the country. The “aging network” as it is called provides many resources for the elderly and their families at little or no cost. The challenge is understanding what those services are, what they are called and how to access them. Services for […]
10 Eldercare Needs (Checklist)
10 Items to Consider About Long-Term Care Insurance
As the cost of health continues to increase, more and more people are looking for ways to meet those inevitable expenses. And as people age, the prospect of needing long-term care at home or in an institution, becomes more and more of a reality. Some startling statistics illustrate the need: According to the Department of […]
The Looming Long Term Care Crisis Meets the Obesity Epidemic?
Updated August 2025 As I’ve said for years, the world is poised on the precipice of what could be called a demographic tsumani. Cogitate on these numbers for a moment: Obviously, these numbers have huge implications. I’ve been seeing projections like these looming for years, way back when I started my career in geriatrics in […]
The Very Painful Conversation Families Avoid
Maybe it is denial. Maybe it is what has been called “anticipatory grief,” or a reluctance to think about losing a loved one. Or maybe it is something entirely different. But whatever the cause, the result is the same: Many families fail to deal with issues surrounding the end of life. In other words, neither […]