Welcome to the May newsletter!
Financing Assisted Living for Yourself or a Loved One
Assisted living care can cost upwards of $5,000 a month and many Americans have found that they or their senior loved ones are running out of money to cover their care.Financing Assisted Living
Here are some expert tips to help your finances go further during these difficult times.
Retirement costs are often much higher than people anticipate and can drastically affect the quality of you or your loved one’s retirement years. Searching for assisted living can be both emotionally and mentally draining, not to mention time-sensitive, which is why families often end up spending more than they need to on care.
The future of housing looks nothing like today’s
What does a living room have to do with living?
When Lisa Cini and her husband, kids, and rescue dog moved in with her parents and grandmother a few years ago, the Ohio-based architect pored over the design of her 94-year-old grandma’s bedroom “apartment.” An Alzheimer’s diagnosis made security and mobility important, but her ideas went beyond extra locks and grab-bars; she felt it was crucial that she have her own living room within the family home.
8 Expert Tips for When Aging Parents Won’t Listen
Our parents always asked that we listen, but what happens when they refuse to listen to us? Some adult children are finding that their parents don’t always know best when it comes to their driving, housing, medication and more.8 Expert Tips for When Aging Parents Won’t Listen
Learn more about what to do when your aging parents aren’t listening to you.
Research out of Penn State University, the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging and the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, found that 77% of adult children believe their parents are stubborn about taking their advice or getting help with daily problems.