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How to Get Your Aging Parent With Dementia To Stop Handling The Family Trust

Many families face the issue of a once powerful head of the family, in charge of all finances, now showing signs of dementia. Whether it is diagnosed or not, it is an issue that must be addressed. The family’s financial security can be in jeopardy. It typically starts with an…

Carolyn RosenblattJune 20, 2022

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Travel With Frail Aging Parents? What To Consider And What To Avoid

Travel With Frail Aging Parents? What To Consider And What To Avoid Many of us made travel plans with aging parents long ago, hoping the pandemic would would be over by this time. Delayed events, rescheduled celebrations and other family gatherings are still on the calendars of families and aging…

Carolyn RosenblattJune 12, 2022

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Aging Parents and The Blended Family — That Never Blended.

Aging Parents And The Blended Family That Never Blended Second marriages, third ones, step-siblings and the issues we see at AgingParents.com are a heads-up for everyone with divorced aging parents. Those rivalries among step-siblings and the lack of cohesion in decision making can go very wrong as parents age and…

Carolyn RosenblattJune 2, 2022

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What Creates Happiness In Your Aging Parents?

What Creates Happiness In Your Aging Parents? Aging brings many changes but one thing we all have in common at any age is the need for connection and a sense of purpose in our lives as adults. As people age, they sometimes feel a loss of purpose. We, as family…

Carolyn RosenblattMay 24, 2022

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Aging Parents And Disaster Preparedness: One More Responsibility For Adult Children?

Aging Parents And Disaster Preparedness: One More Responsibility For Adult Children? With climate change, extremes in weather and increasing disasters, most of us are aware that we need to be disaster-ready in some way. But are our aging parents ready for a disaster or even an extended power outage? We…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 12, 2022

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Vitality In Aging Parents: Who Has It And Who Doesn’t?

Vitality In Aging Parents: Who Has It And Who Doesn’t? You probably know some lively, spirited older people and plenty of others who seem listless and bored with life. What makes the difference? Mental health basics, together with attending to physical health surely contribute to how we age and to…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 12, 2022

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What Can You Do To Help Your Aging Parents Get Healthier?

What Can You Do To Help Your Aging Parents Get Healthier? There are some fit seniors out there and I see them all around in my long-lived county. They walk, ride bikes, go to the gym, eat wisely. They are the exception. 60% of Americans do not exercise as recommended…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 12, 2022

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The Adult Only Child And Two Impaired Parents : Know The Legal Essentials

The Adult Only Child And Two Impaired Parents : Know The Legal Essentials Mandy, age 55 is an only child who lives two hours away from her parents. They are in a rural area, a small town with few resources for seniors. Her Mom has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 12, 2022

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Taking Control Of Finances For Aging Parents: Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes

Taking Control Of Finances For Aging Parents: Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes When your aging parent is no longer able to keep track of bills, investments and money management, someone else must step in. Often the parent has appointed an adult child or other relative to do the job. It…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 12, 2022

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Three Common Mistakes To Avoid When You Start Managing Aging Parents’ Finance

When your aging parent is no longer able to keep track of bills, investments and money management, someone else must step in. Often the parent has appointed an adult child or other relative to do the job. It can be a lifesaver or it can create explosive conflict and unnecessary…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 15, 2021

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How to Get Your Aging Parent With Dementia To Stop Handling The Family Trust

Travel With Frail Aging Parents? What To Consider And What To Avoid

Aging Parents and The Blended Family — That Never Blended.

What Creates Happiness In Your Aging Parents?

Aging Parents And Disaster Preparedness: One More Responsibility For Adult Children?

Vitality In Aging Parents: Who Has It And Who Doesn’t?

What Can You Do To Help Your Aging Parents Get Healthier?

The Adult Only Child And Two Impaired Parents : Know The Legal Essentials

Taking Control Of Finances For Aging Parents: Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes

Three Common Mistakes To Avoid When You Start Managing Aging Parents’ Finance

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