Gifts for the College Graduate
Looking forward to a college graduate in the family? Congratulations! Keep these tips in mind for gifts for current and future graduates.
Private Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Necessary Care
Each year, private Medicare Advantage plans that provide benefits to 28 million older Americans deny needed care to tens of thousands of people covered under the program, per a federal report.
The Long Hot Summer in Texas
We’re gearing up for the expectation of a long, hot summer here in Texas. How can we protect ourselves including the elderly and those with special needs?
Surprising Health Benefits of Owning a Dog in Old Age
Have you heard that dogs are often called man’s best friend? A study of more than 10,000 elderly Tokyo residents found that owning a dog is the best prescription for good health in old age.
How to Show Your Elderly Mom You Care
Mom is the first person in our life. Often, we are the last person in hers. There are many practical ways to show your elderly mom you care at Mother’s Day.
Age in Place Comfortably with Smart-Home Devices
Advances in technology are making aging in place comfortably a lot easier to manage. With smart-home devices, you can set your lights on a regular schedule, smart speakers that let you play music, podcasts and news anywhere in the house, smart video doorbells tell you when someone is at the door, and so much more.
Joint Credit Cards or Separate?
What to keep in mind when spouses are considering whether to have joint credit cards or separate. What makes sense for you?
Revisiting Assumptions in your Retirement Assets and Estate
When talking with your elder law and estate planning attorney about how to arrange your retirement assets and your estate to best benefit you and your family, you have certain goals. Those goals are set, and beset, with assumptions. With the current state of the world economy, those assumptions may be worth revisiting.
From the Hospital to the Nursing Home
At last you are being discharged from the hospital and headed to the nursing home. You must be better. Be alert and lookout for potholes on the road to recovery.
The Bum’s Rush: Nursing Home Discharges
If you receive Medicare, are hospitalized as an inpatient for at least two nights and need rehabilitation, your Medicare insurance will pay for the first 20 days and, with a copayment, the next 80. But can you afford the copay? Many nursing homes don’t want to wait to find out.