How Can I Be a Good Caregiver?
Not everyone can afford to hire an in-home nurse or professional caregiver. Today, there are around 45.3 million unpaid, non-professional caregivers in the United States taking care of a loved one.
Do I Really Need a Health Care Proxy?
An Advance Directive/Living Will is that type of document. It provides authorization for the termination of life support. It is a document that only you can sign – you cannot delegate the power to make that decision.
Why are Some Grocery Stores Taking Steps to Protect Older and Vulnerable Customers?
As supermarkets frantically work to restock shelves and calm panicked shoppers, some stores are taking steps to protect older and vulnerable customers, who may be at the greatest risk from the novel coronavirus.
What Is the VA’s Plan for Long-Term Care for Baby Boomers?
In a hearing last week, lawmakers expressed eagerness to learn about the Department of Veterans Affairs' plan to provide in-home and institutional long-term health care to a coming ‘silver tsunami’ of aging Baby Boomers.
New Blood Test May Make Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Easier
A simple blood test may soon be able to diagnose patients with two common forms of dementia – Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) – and tell the two apart.
What Is So Important About Powers Of Attorney?
A power of attorney names a person who can act on your behalf. This person is called your “agent” or “attorney-in-fact.” Before you create a power of attorney, you should know your options and which ones your home state allows.
When Is It Time For My Dad To Give Up The Car Keys?
Older drivers these days are keeping their licenses longer and logging more miles on their cars than in the past, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Nevertheless, fatal crash rates do tend to increase considerably after age 70 and reach their peak among drivers 85 and older.
Are You Relying on Social Security Alone for Retirement?
About 40% of older Americans may be relying exclusively on Social Security for income, according to recent research.
How Much Does New Budget Cut from Medicaid and Medicare?
President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2021 budget projects that taxpayers would save $920 billion for Medicaid and $756 billion for Medicare over 10 years. However, there’s a catch: All the policies it proposes need to be implemented to achieve those savings. Many of those policies, however, are either tied up in court or facing other opposition.
How Can Long-Distance Caregivers Help Loved Ones?
More than 1 in 10 family caregivers live at least an hour away from their aging or ailing family member, and many are tending to a loved one from a distance of hundreds of miles.