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What Aging Parent Leaves A Legacy of No Regrets?

Does it seem impossible that a person can reach his last days and look back without any regrets at all? What does it take? We all seem to regret our mistakes and some of our choices in life. At AgingParents.com, we hear a lot from adult children of aging parents in…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 19, 2017

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Avoid These Three Retirement Mistakes That Can Make A Mess For Your Family

Retirement talk is on a roll. With 10,000 Boomers turning 65 every day, no wonder. But besides advice on how to "live the life of your dreams" and have a "secure retirement" there's some important information too few are taking about. That's the retirement-era mistakes people make that are pretty…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 7, 2017

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The Looming Crisis: Aging Parents And Adult Children Still Living At Home

You may know of an older individual or couple who has a middle-aged adult child living with them in their home. We are not talking here about those who sensibly chose a multi-generation household for good reasons. And this is not about the daughter who quits her job to move…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 17, 2017

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Putting The Fun In Aging

In this society, we don't usually think of aging as a fun time, but there are plenty of seniors who see things differently. Yes, they may have their physical limitations that came on later in life. Yes, there are things they can't do. But the secret of the happiest ones…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 4, 2017

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3 Things Everyone Should Know About Home Care Workers

It starts innocently enough. The watchful adult child, usually the daughter notes that her mother is having more trouble with walking and caring for herself. She thinks some help a few days a week would allow mom more independence. She talks her into getting help at home and sets…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 4, 2017

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The Language Of The Healthcare System-Plain English Please

We probably all feel somewhat lost in a hospital or nursing home (aka "rehab facility"). Unless you've been educated in or have been a part of the healthcare system yourself, it is like a foreign land. When an aging parent or other loved one goes there, you may experience an…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 3, 2017

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Seniors’ Desperation: A Perfect Tool For Elder Abuse

Can you think of anything that makes a person more desperate than being in pain? You can’t stand it. Maybe you’ll fall for anything that promises to end your pain. My mother in law, Alice, now in her 90’s, was feeling like that. She had chronic knee pain that was…

Carolyn RosenblattJanuary 31, 2017

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This Small Step Can Prevent Financial Disaster For Your Aging Parents

Ruth is 88, still quite independent, taking care of herself at home. She does her own shopping and cooking and pays her own bills. Great at her age, right? But when it comes to memory, that's a problem. And forgetfulness plus an unforeseen glitch caused a financial disaster for her.…

Carolyn RosenblattJanuary 31, 2017

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Removing Secrecy In Nursing Home Wrongdoing

After 25 years without changes in basic rules, the nursing home industry is finally being forced to reveal hidden wrongs that happen to residents. Nursing Home Until now, consumers were required to sign arbitration agreements when they were admitted to a nursing home. Taking a loved one to a nursing…

Carolyn RosenblattOctober 5, 2016

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Resolving Family Conflict and Aging Parent Issues

Resolving Family Conflict and Aging Parent Issues - Carolyn Rosenblatt In this interview, Carolyn Rosenblatt, Co-Founder of AgingParents.com, AgingInvestor.com, and Author of "The Boomers Guide to Aging Parents," The Family Guide To Aging Parents," and Succeed With Senior Clients: A Financial Advisors Guide To Best Practice," (available on our website…

Carolyn RosenblattSeptember 30, 2016

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