Skip to main content
agingaging parentaging parentsagingparentsanxietyassisted livingBlogboomerscarolyn rosenblattConsultationConsultingcrisisdeathFamily Conflicts

Five Ways Nursing Homes Can Stop The Tragic Spread Of COVID-19

COVID-19 is particularly dangerous to our nation’s most vulnerable: those living in nursing homes. In some places, a state’s death rate from the disease is about 40-50% of all deaths from this pandemic. According to the Washington Post, the World Health Organization reported that almost half of the deaths from…
agingaging parentaging parentsagingparentsBaby Boomers BurdenBlogboomerscrisisdeathdementiaElder CareElder CommunicationElder FinancesElder LawElder Psychologyelder relationshipseldersFamily Conflictshealthhealth care directivehealth care directiveshealthcare directivehealthcare directivesnursing homesParents' Financesseniorsstress

Vulnerable Aging Parents? Help Them With Legal Paperwork Now

Just about everyone understands that our elders are at greater risk because of the corona virus. The facts are inescapable: risk of serious illness is worse for those over 65, especially with other medical conditions like high blood pressure as one example. Vulnerability to COVID-19 is highest for those 85…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
March 30, 2020
agingaging parentaging parentsagingparentsBlogboomerscrisiselder abuseElder CommunicationElder Financeselder financial abuseElder LawElder Psychologyelder relationshipseldersFamily ConflictsfinancesScamssenior lonelinessseniors

Start The New Year Right With Your Aging Loved Ones

Here’s a New Year’s resolution you can adopt—keep closer tabs on your aging parents. If they’re generally doing ok, you may not think they need close monitoring. But aging is sneaky and can rob a person of the alertness needed to fend of financial abusers. Resolve to zoom in with…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
January 6, 2020
aging parentaging parentsagingparentsBaby Boomers BurdenBlogboomersConsultationConsultingdangerous older driverdementiaElder CommunicationElder Driverelder relationshipselderly drivereldersFamily Conflictsolder driversenior datingsenior lonelinessseniorsstress

The Case of the Dangerous Driving Mom and Her Daughter

Here at AgingParents.com we offer expert advice for those who have aging loved ones. Usually it’s the adult child who contacts us to set up an appointment. A woman called with this concern:  “I’m worried about my mom’s driving” she said. I asked her about what caused her worries. She…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
December 9, 2019
agingaging parentaging parentsanxietyBlogElder CareElder Communicationelder relationshipseldershealthsenior lonelinessseniorsstress

Power Blackouts: Aging Parents at Risk

Imagine your aging parent or other loved one living alone and losing power from a natural disaster or an intentional blackout. What would they do? It’s fire season in California and with it come massive preventive power cutoffs from the largest utility company. There are lessons for all of us…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
November 2, 2019
agingaging parentaging parentsagingparentsBaby Boomers BurdenBlogcarolyn rosenblattcrisisElder CareElder CommunicationElder Psychologyelder relationshipseldersFamily ConflictFamily ConflictsfinanceshealthHealthy AgingretirementseniorsStubborn older parent

What To Do When Your Aging Parent Is No Longer Safe Living Alone But Refuses To Move

What To Do When Your Aging Parent Is No Longer Safe Living Alone But Refuses To Move Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Elder law attorney, AgingParents.com "My mom is not safe by herself but she refuses help!" "My dad can't manage alone anymore but he won't go to assisted living". Here at…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
July 11, 2019
abuseagingaging parentaging parentsagingparentsBaby Boomers BurdenBlogboomerscrisiselder abuseElder Financeselder financial abuseElder Psychologyelder relationshipsfinancesParents' FinancesScamsseniors

Here’s The Newest Utility Bill Scam

Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Elder law attorney, AgingParents.com We live in a county with a high number of older residents. A neighbor recently alerted all in our area to yet another scam she had encountered, targeting the unsuspecting. Here’s how it works: The scammer makes a threatening phone call to a…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
May 30, 2019
agingaging parentaging parentsagingparentsBlogcarolyn rosenblattElder DriverElder Financeselder relationshipselderly drivereldersfinancesHealthy Aginglonelinessolder driverretirementsenior lonelinessseniorssuccessful aging

A Remedy For Isolated Aging Parents

By Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Attorney, AgingParents.com The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2060, nearly twenty-five percent of Americans will be age 65 and above.  At the same point, the number of people age 85 and older will triple. What will they all be doing in those long retirement years? Will our…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
April 30, 2019
aging parentaging parentsBlogelder abuseElder Financeselder financial abuseElder LawElder Psychologyelder relationshipseldersfinancesseniors

Warn Your Aging Parents About Fake "Social Security" Calls–They're Scams

Carolyn L. Rosenblatt, RN, Elder law attorney, AgingParents.com This is a real scam ! Scams targeting our aging loved ones never seem to stop. Thieves can fool the recipient of a call by showing a "real" number on caller ID with spoofing computer software. That's a tactic to intimidate your…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
April 10, 2019
agingaging parentaging parentsagingparentsBlogcarolyn rosenblattdementiaelder abuseElder Financeselder financial abuseElder Psychologyelder relationshipseldersFamily ConflictsfinancesParents with DementiaParents' Financesseniors

Your Aging Parents and Suspicious Financial Activity

Carolyn L. Rosenblatt, RN, Elder Law Attorney, AgingParents.com Banks and the government collect data on financial elder abuse. No matter how much data the government collects, the problem does not seem to be getting better by any measure. The Office of Financial Protection For Older Americans documents that banks and…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
March 20, 2019