AgingParents.com offers all that are struggling with how to help their aging loved ones deal with the many challenges of (more…)
Mikol DavisNovember 18, 2011
I’m hearing this same painful thing a lot lately. Aging parents who have “early dementia” are refusing help and verbally abusing their adult kids who are trying to help. In all these situations, the aging parent was a controlling type person before dementia developed. It could have been a business…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
Alice knows. She’s 89 and she works at her health. She is a widow and lives alone. My husband and I just spent some time visiting my mother in law, Alice, and we were pleased to see that she is taking such good care of herself. We are among the…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
An elderly couple walked into the lobby of the Mayo Clinic for a checkup and spotted a piano. They’ve been married for 62 years and he’ll be 90 this year. Check out this impromptu performance. We are only as old as we feel, it’s all attitude. Enjoy! They certainly do!…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
Should you or shouldn’t you? Seems as if someone is always promoting the purchase of long term care insurance. Most of us don’t want to think about getting old and needing anything like that. If we ever think about it, it’s a thing we want to defer until later. The…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
The signs are subtle at first. The brain-destroying disease that creeps up unannounced and steals your loved one comes in disguise. “Maybe he’s just getting old”, you tell yourself. Your aging parent may have noticed being unable to remember things for some time. Dad will cover it up by changing…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
Here is a great checklist if you are in the process of looking at which nursing home you are going to place your aging parent or loved one. CLICK HERE NOW
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
Have you ever heard this? “Your dad paid taxes all his life. Let the government take care of him. He should get rid of his assets so he’ll qualify”.
This may be considered “good” advice by some financial planners. Here’s why I usually consider it terrible advice. What the financial advisor…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
By CAROLYN ROSENBLATT Hello, again. It’s Carolyn and Mikol. As for me, Carolyn, I just wanted to share some thoughts this Father’s Day. He’s been gone a long time, but I always feel a little pang on this day. I miss him. My father was a complicated, brilliant, difficult, witty…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
