Aging Life Care AssociationCosts of Aging Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/costs-of-aging/ The experts in aging well. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:12:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-ALCA_Logos_icon_cropped2-32x32.png Costs of Aging Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/costs-of-aging/ 32 32 93799987 Navigating Housing Options for Seniors: A Comprehensive Guide https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/navigating-housing-options-for-seniors-a-comprehensive-guide/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:28:14 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=3678 Choosing housing for older adults can be tricky because of all the different nomenclature used. When clients call an Aging Life Care professional, they usually have no knowledge of how each type of housing differs, or worse, they think a nursing home is the only real option for their loved one.   Kira Reginato, an experienced … Continue reading Navigating Housing Options for Seniors: A Comprehensive Guide →

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]]> 3678 Could a Life Insurance Policy Help Pay for Care Needs Now? https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/could-a-life-insurance-policy-help-pay-for-care-needs-now/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:51:01 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2853 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? →

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]]> 2853 Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/equity-in-aging-for-lgbt-older-adults-a-review-of-the-past-ten-years-and-progress-for-the-future/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:38:13 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2593                   //// 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 →

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]]> 2593 A Preventable Disaster Saddened and Frustrated Me https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/a-preventable-disaster-saddened-and-frustrated-me/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:43:18 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2409 “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 →

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]]> 2409 Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/financially-helping-clients-fund-their-care-needs-real-life-examples-2/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:35:05 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2384 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 →

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]]> 2384 Sex, Money, & Your Parents: Conversations you never wanted to have https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/sex-money-your-parents-conversations-you-never-wanted-to-have/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:56:04 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2359 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 →

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]]> 2359 Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/financially-helping-clients-fund-their-care-needs-real-life-examples/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:02:47 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2319 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 →

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]]> 2319 An Ounce of Prevention, Two Ounces of Caution https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/an-ounce-of-prevention-two-ounces-of-caution/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:15:53 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2229 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 →

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]]> 2229 This Fall, Prevent Falls For Your Elder Loved One https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/this-fall-prevent-falls-for-your-elder-loved-one/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:04:59 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2127 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 →

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]]> 2127 COVID-19 Highlights Caregiver’s Need to Plan Ahead https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/covid-19-highlights-caregivers-need-to-plan-ahead/ Wed, 10 Jun 2020 23:49:00 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2032 //// 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 →

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