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
Beware of anti-depressants and older adults Nursing home residents have a fivefold increased risk of falling in the two days immediately following a change in the dosage of certain antidepressants, a new study finds. Nursing home staff should more carefully monitor residents whose doctors have prescribed — or increased the…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
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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
While boomers save for retirement, some are also helping to support their own parents—and wrestling with some tough questions. Violet, age 92 and still living alone in her own home, is running out of money. She took out a mortgage to meet her monthly living expenses and to support her…
Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011
