One thing a person may have great concerns about as they get older is their health. A senior’s health can have impacts on many things, including what their quality of life is like in their elderly years, what sorts of things they can do during their retirement...
Helping People Age With Dignity And Peace Of Mind
Year: 2016
Discussing your estate plan with family
One of the crucial facts that people need to accept about estate planning is that it is important to prepare your estate plan early in life. You want to have everything organized and ready when you are young so that if the unexpected happens, you and your estate are...
More and more U.S. elderly individuals continuing to work
One thing that has become increasingly common in the U.S. is elderly individuals continuing to work rather than going into retirement.This can be seen in federal statistics. Between 1994 and now, the rate of individuals over 65 in the U.S. remaining in the workforce...
Estate planning issues for educators
Among the things that can impact what kind of estate planning issues can be key ones for a person is what they do for a living. Different fields/professions have different types of estate planning concerns that can typically arise for individuals in that...
Survey: many Americans guess low on home care costs
Long-term care does not necessarily mean care at a facility. Depending on their particular circumstances, an elderly individual may be able to get their long-term care needs met in their own home, such as through home care services.Getting long-term care at home is...
The price of not having a will: loss of control
Among the things a person may care greatly about is the legacy they leave behind. A desire to build the type of legacy they want and control what their legacy will be can be a driving force in many of a person’s actions, including how they conduct themselves in...
What does the probate process involve?
It is a term that some might find intimidating: probate. But what exactly is the probate process?Generally speaking, the probate process is the legal process for sorting out what happens with the property in a person's estate after they pass away. Now, there are many...
What things can impact elder financial abuse risks?
From cons, to scams, to thefts, to fraud, to false promises, to coercion, to scare tactics, to forgeries, elder financial abuse can take all manner of different forms. Whatever its particularly type, elder financial exploitation can wreak havoc on an elderly...
Thinking about the future when big life changes occur
When a big change happens in a person's life, such as a marriage, the birth of a child, a major change in employment situation or a big financial gain or loss, a lot of the person's thoughts might be on the present and the immediate ramifications of the change....
Keeping long-term care costs down
One of the needs individuals can have as they grow older are long-term care needs. Federal estimates predict that, currently, the likelihood of needing some sort of such care at some point in the future is about 70 percent for individuals turning 65. Long-term...