Veterans Now Have Greater Access to VA-Funded Care Outside of the VA Health System
Do you or your loved ones receive VA benefits? Have you heard about the new changes that the VA Mission Act of 2018 may make to those benefits? In June 2018, a $52 billion veterans healthcare bill was signed into law with the intention of overhauling the Department of...
5 Tips and Ideas to Support Your Loved One with Special Needs
As a parent or grandparent of a person with special needs, we know how critical it is for you to ensure that he or she is protected both now and well into the future. Unfortunately, there may come a time when you will no longer be able to care for your loved one. You...
Costs Associated with Selecting a Medicare Part-D Prescription Drug Plan
It’s no secret that older adults consume more health care services on average than younger people, and it makes sense. A lifetime of experience compounded by the aging process logically leads to increased health needs. Thankfully, seniors have the option of enrolling...
Researchers Increasingly Caution the Use of Certain Prescription Drugs Linked to Dementia
If you’ve ever been close to a family member who suffered from dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, or know someone who has, then you know first-hand how devastating the experience can be. The Alzheimer’s Association, a national health nonprofit, describes it as losing...
How to Advocate for an Elderly Parent in a Nursing Home
When families place an elderly loved one in the care of a nursing home, they expect that proper attention and medical care will be competently provided, and rightly so. Unfortunately, one sign that an aging family member’s care needs to be modified immediately can be...
A Durable Power of Attorney Will Help Protect Aging Parents
It may be uncomfortable, and the reality of the matter may be sad, but adult children often need to take charge of their aging parents. This can include ensuring that their aging parents will be able to pay for long-term care if they need it and have the right legal...
Should Adult Children of Aging Parents Provide Caregiving Services Themselves?
As elder parents reach the point where they need assistance to handle activities of daily living that they can no longer manage, their adult children may face a choice: Do they step in and become their parent’s caregiver, or should they hire outside help? A primary...
3 Steps to Helping Your Aging Parents with Their Finances
Talking about money can be awkward in almost any relationship. No matter how sensitive, however, it’s especially important to breach the subject with an aging parent sooner rather than later. With a supportive “how can I help” approach, the results can lead to...
Helping Seniors Prepare for Hurricane Season Can Make All the Difference
Florida may be known as the Sunshine State, but unfortunately it is also sometimes known as the hurricane state. The massive storms bring heavy rains to the Florida peninsula along with coastal storm surge and inland flooding – not to mention high winds upwards of 100...
3 Types of Special Needs Trusts to Help Manage Your Child’s Settlement
If your child is disabled because of a preventable injury and a financial settlement is on the horizon, then you may want to seriously consider directing the settlement proceeds to a Special Needs Trust. Special Needs Trusts are legal arrangements that help manage...