Aging Care: 6 Tips for Caring for Elderly Parents
You may worry about your older loved ones, especially if you live far away from them. You can, however, take some simple steps to ensure their safety as they age.
Be Prepared to Help Your Family
Unfortunately, substance abuse, homelessness, and mental disabilities are all common occurrences in today’s world. Many families want to assist their family members that are struggling like that, but are unsure how to help, given that money might hurt more than…
The Future Financial Well-Being of Your Parents
Aim to talk finance with your aging parent as soon as possible, especially if they are beginning to decline cognitively. It will take time to gather all the information you need for a complete financial assessment of their aging needs.…
Considerations in Elderly Parent Care
Aging is something you cannot escape, and it affects all family systems. It can be challenging for adult children to imagine their parents as seniors and to understand and respond to the reality that each parent will age in different…
Claiming Guardianship of an Elderly Parent
More often than not, guardianship brings to mind images of a minor child in the care of a designated adult family member or friend. However, you can employ the process to obtain legal rights over elderly or aging adults, usually…
Will I Lose My Home when I Need Long Term Care?
People work hard all their lives to own a home, and it is often their most valuable and cherished possession. So when health begins to fail and the need for long-term care arises, we often get this fear-filled question from…
Talk to Your Aging Parents About Their Finances and Estate Planning
It is essential that as your parents' age, you have conversations with them about their finances and long term plans. To broach the topic, you might bring up current events like the coronavirus pandemic, its effect on economic conditions, and…
Six Recommended Steps When Moving Your Parent into Assisted Living
Assisted living communities provide essential care and create a sense of calm and peace of mind for aging parents. Identifying the suitable facility "fit" for your loved one is a journey requiring matching your parents' needs, budget, and lifestyle with…
Should My Aging Loved One Live With Me?
As aging in place continues to increase in popularity, what should you do when you notice an older loved one is having trouble living safely at home? Troublesome signs like a dirty home in poor repair, unpaid bills, piles of…
There Is a Growing Need for Geriatric Care Managers
The name can be misleading as professional geriatric care managers focus on a senior's unique health care situation needs rather than being responsive to a particular age. The truth is aging is a complex, highly individualized process, and a geriatric…