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So Many Questions

Can you answer all of these for yourself, your spouse, your parent, your aging loved one? How many bank accounts, brokerage accounts, stocks, bonds, IRAs, 401(k), Life Insurance policies, annuities pensions and other financial instruments or products are there? Can...

Being Alone

What are the consequences and difficulties of “Being Alone”.  First a few stats. About 1 in every person over 50 lives alone with no spouse, partner or living children. (U.S. Census)24% of persons age 71 and older, live alone.8.3% of all Baby Boomers feel alone.Social...

Recognizing A Stroke

Thank God for the sense to remember the ‘3’ steps: S.T.R. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby...

A Story

Bernard’s physical difficulties began slowly and subtly at first. Knee and hip soreness, sciatic pain, neck pain, arthritis in the hands and fingers, circulatory issues in the legs and feet – all common ailments among individuals entering old age – were among the...

Retail v. Wholesale

Folks almost never think of the above two terms when it comes to long term care. Nursing homes, assisted living, home care, etc. – they all have a fixed price, right? The answer is mostly yes. First, you can always try to cut a bargain. Don’t be afraid to haggle a...