You make promises to yourself. Sometimes you keep them; sometimes you don't. At the beginning of every year, millions of people make resolutions they already know they won’t stick with. Sometimes we try to trick ourselves that we’ll lose those last 10 pounds or we’ll volunteer our time more; and sometimes we just know we won’t do it as we make …
How Aging in Place is Like Being a Girl Scout
The Girl Scouts have had an incredibly positive influence on the lives of millions of women. And, with good reason: they teach girls to be good citizens and inspire them to be the absolute best they can be. You might think it odd to find an article about the Girl Scouts on a site that focuses on the latter years of one's life. However, I think …
How State Long-Term Care Services and Supports Measure Up
A look at the Long-Term Care Services and Supports Scorecard, 2014. In the next few years, our nation faces an upsurge of older adults living longer with debilitating chronic conditions. Their need for specialized long-term care will soar and place new demands on health care and support systems. And adding more demand on care systems is the …
Long Term Care for Seniors Slideshow From Kaiser Family Foundation & JAMA
We are hearing more and more about long term care for seniors. It is no wonder, either, with the number of retired Baby Boomers growing. They, along with everyone else, should be keenly interested in protecting their health, family and lifestyle during a period of need. This is what long term care planning can help you do. This slideshow, …
8 Aging in Place New Year’s Resolutions
If you haven’t thought about your New Year’s resolutions yet, start now. Think about things you meant to do last year. The things you knew would make your home or your loved one’s home safe. The things you knew would improve yours or your loved ones life. The things you wanted to try. And, in particular, the simple and easy things you knew could …
Long term care insurance
While making plans for the care you may need in the future, don’t forget to consider long term care insurance. Long term care insurance helps cover some costs of long term care, which may become necessary for as much as 70% of the population over age 65. Whether you experience gradual decline of abilities or suffer a sudden illness or disability, …