Ruth and Erica – A New Caregiving Webseries by YouTube
“Ruth and Erica”, a YouTube series portraying the drama, humor and challenging issues faced by a daughter and her parents as they deal with the changes caused by onset of aging and health issues with...
View ArticleAging in Place – You Choose the Place
The vast majority of Americans want to remain in their homes as they age. Community services providers who work with older individuals know this anecdotally, but research also verifies that 89% of...
View ArticleThe Caregiver’s Dilemma: Love, Loyalty, and Survival
Being a caregiver for your aging parents or loved ones can sometimes seem like a battle. A battle between your loyalty and yourself. Knowing they need you and your care, but feeling exhausted,...
View ArticleBaby Boomers Aren’t All Southern Bound
When many of us think of people retiring, it’s with images of little white-haired folks, headed south or southwest in RVs or minivans, intent on enjoying the warmth and golf courses of Florida or the...
View ArticleCaregivers – A Delicate Dance
A new AARP Study found that many caregivers of older individuals are not only providing the traditional caregiving tasks of assistance with bathing, dressing, eating, and household tasks such as...
View ArticleReal Concerns Emerging With Reverse Mortgages
Once touted as one of the best ways for an Older American to supplement their retirement years, reverse mortgages are coming under pretty intense scrutiny. Reverse mortgages allow homeowners 62 and...
View ArticlePlanning for Retirement Starts Now!
As a Baby Boomer, I wrestle with whether or not I’ve planned well for retirement. Have I put enough in my IRA? Will my 401 do well or should I consider reinvesting it or put more in it where it is?...
View ArticleMoving On…
Well, the election is over and no matter who you voted for, the result is the same, we have a duly elected President and Congress and they have a job to do and now they MUST come together, cross their...
View ArticleDangling from the Fiscal Cliff…The Budget Technicality That Could Change Your...
Government improves our daily lives, whether we realize it or not. It provides for the teacher in our children’s classrooms. The roads and bridges on which we drive. The commuter rails we ride to...
View ArticleIt Ain’t the Age, It’s the Activity!
In today’s Washington Post “MisFits” column, Lenny Berstein introduces us to a gentleman named Roy Clark, who at 102 works out several times a week with his 70 year old personal trainer. Mr. Clark...
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