Category Archives: Costs of Aging

Could a Life Insurance Policy Help Pay for Care Needs Now?

Aging Life Care Professionals, Costs of Aging, Financial, Guest Writer, Lisa Rehburg, Retirement, Uncategorized, ,
Woman counting coins on table

Real-Life Examples of Utilizing this Untapped Asset As Aging Life Care Professionals® customize care plans and resources for their clients, they are careful to evaluate and manage the client’s financial resources necessary to ensure quality care and an optimal life. An often-overlooked financial resource is life insurance. Did you know that 500,000 seniors a year … Continue reading Could a Life Insurance Policy Help Pay for Care Needs Now? →

Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future

Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, American Society on Aging, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Costs of Aging, Diversity, Equality, Guest Writer, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Social Isolation, Support

                  //// By: Denny Chan And Natalie Kean, Originally published in the May-June 2021 issue of Generations Today by the American Society on Aging. //// Ten years ago, Justice in Aging and SAGE wrote a report, “Stories from the Field,” on discrimination LGBT older adults experience in nursing homes. We heard reports of … Continue reading Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future →

A Preventable Disaster Saddened and Frustrated Me

Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, Brenda Shorkend, Costs of Aging, Dementia, Family Members, Financial, Guest Writer

“Living with a Visionary” is a beautifully written essay by John Matthias, Professor Emeritus and writer, published in the New Yorker on February 1, 2021. It starts out as one of the most touching descriptions of living with a person with dementia that I have ever read. His wife, Diana, had Lewy Body Dementia and … Continue reading A Preventable Disaster Saddened and Frustrated Me →

Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples

Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Costs of Aging, Financial, Financial Managers, Guest Writer, Lisa Rehburg, Retirement, Retirement

Aging Life Care Professionals(r) are called upon to assist clients with resources to handle their particular situations, including evaluating the financial resources necessary to help clients ensure quality care and an optimal life.  Did you know that 500,000 seniors a year will walk away from their life insurance policies?  This happens because they no longer … Continue reading Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples →

Sex, Money, & Your Parents: Conversations you never wanted to have

Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Costs of Aging, Family Members, Financial, Financial Managers, Guest Writer, Jennifer Beach, Retirement,

Annie and her two siblings have been helping their elderly parents in a growing number of ways over the past several years. Assisting with the care and upkeep of the family home, making needed grocery runs, preparing meals, attending occasional medical appointments, and in general — ensuring things are going OK.  Their mom was diagnosed … Continue reading Sex, Money, & Your Parents: Conversations you never wanted to have →

Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples

Aging Well, Costs of Aging, Financial, Financial Managers, Guest Writer, Lisa Rehburg, Long-Term Care, Retirement, Retirement

Aging Life Care Professionals® are called upon to assist clients with resources to handle their particular situations, including evaluating the financial resources necessary to help clients ensure quality care and an optimal life. Did you know that 500,000 seniors walk away from their life insurance policies each year?  This happens because they no longer want … Continue reading Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples →

An Ounce of Prevention, Two Ounces of Caution

Abbe Udochi, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Care Managers, Costs of Aging, COVID-19, Disaster Planning, Guest Writer, Health, , , , ,

Too many Americans have experienced less than ideal healthcare in recent months as they work through an overwhelmed system. The elderly need to be especially vigilant and prepared as states reopen and seniors begin seeing their doctors again. The system’s deficits have proven particularly dangerous for elderly persons of color. The COVID-19 pandemic has both … Continue reading An Ounce of Prevention, Two Ounces of Caution →

This Fall, Prevent Falls For Your Elder Loved One

Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Care Managers, Caregiving, Costs of Aging, Family Members, Guest Writer, Health, Linda Fodrini-Johnson

Fall Prevention Week: September 21 – September 25, 2020 According to the National Council on Aging, one in four Americans aged 65+ fall every year. Having an Aging Life Care Manager as part of your health care plan for your older loved one can help avoid this common, but avoidable, part of aging. As a … Continue reading This Fall, Prevent Falls For Your Elder Loved One →

COVID-19 Highlights Caregiver’s Need to Plan Ahead

Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Baby Boomers, Care Managers, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Costs of Aging, COVID-19, Disaster Planning, Family Members, Financial, Guest Writer, Lakelyn Hogan

//// By: Lakelyn Hogan, MA, MBA, Gerontologist and Caregiver Advocate //// Caring for a family member can require a lot of coordination. Often family caregivers are living day-to-day juggling their responsibilities of caregiving, work and family. Few have the time or make the time to stop and consider plans for the future. COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has … Continue reading COVID-19 Highlights Caregiver’s Need to Plan Ahead →

Should I move mom back home?

Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Costs of Aging, Family Members, Guest Writer, Lisa Mayfield, Long-Term Care, Making a Move, Sibling Relationship

By: Lisa Mayfield As more residents in retirement communities are diagnosed with COVID-19, some families are struggling with the decision of whether to bring their parents back home. With all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, this is an understandable and important question. Yet any consideration of a move should not be taken lightly, especially with so … Continue reading Should I move mom back home? →