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Hidden Truths About Long Term Care Insurance

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…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
September 14, 2013
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When Nice Aging Parents Start Behaving Badly

When Nice Aging Parents Start Behaving Badly We're hearing from a lot of new caregivers lately.  Their parents are in their 80's and 90's usually.  The parent was doing fairly well for a time. Then things began to change. Suddenly, the parent has an outburst. A person who never said…
Mikol Davis
February 23, 2013
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The Catch 22 In Efforts to Cut Medicare Spending

Some of our Congressional leaders are vehement about it.  Some disagree.  Everyone seems to get that we need to fix our debt problem by reducing government spending on something. But what? For those who are extremists about cutting government spending on Medicare, consider this: we taxpayers are getting ripped off…
Mikol Davis
November 30, 2012
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5 Things You Need To Do After A Holiday Visit With Aging Parents

Sometimes, there's just no substitute for a face to face visit.  Adult children may be getting a wake-up call this season when  you visit aging parents.  Little things you can't learn in a phone call can come to light. Their health may be a concern because you see visible changes…
Mikol Davis
November 26, 2012
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Are You on the Hook for Mom's Nursing-Home Bill?

Are You on the Hook for Mom's Nursing-Home Bill? •    By KELLY GREENE, Wall Street Journal Thought you were immune from your parents' debts? Not so fast. Twenty-nine states have "filial support" laws that could be used to go after patients' adult children for unpaid long-term-care bills. In at least…
Mikol Davis
June 25, 2012
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The Tough Question: Move In With Your Aging Parent?

The Tough Question: Move In With Your Aging Parent? We hope you are enjoying the beginning of spring and this time of renewal.  Mikol and I have recently moved our offices to new, brighter and better space and we're feeling very renewed!  Wouldn't you agree that there is nothing like…
Mikol Davis
May 10, 2012
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Has Your Aging Parent Told You to "Mind Your Own Business"?

Getting rebuffed hurts. Have you ever tried to talk to your aging parent about finances and been told to take a hike? "Just mind your own business. I'll be fine". Or has your aging parent ever said, "Let's talk about that some other time" when you bring up the subject…
Mikol Davis
April 19, 2012
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How to Handle Money for Aging Loved Ones

How to Handle Money for Aging Loved Ones ..downloadable E-Book $9.95 How to Handle Money for Aging Loved Ones $9.99 Volume 6 of this series gives any person responsible for handling money for an aging loved one solid tips on how to do the job correctly and legally. Don't know…
Mikol Davis
November 29, 2011