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Elderly Couple for 62 years – We are only as old as we feel!

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

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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…

Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011

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A Sure-Fire Strategy To Calm Family Conflicts

We’ve all experienced them. Family conflicts can be some of the most emotionally painful of all. The struggles we have with aging parents are coming up for more of us Boomers because we are getting older. Our parents are living longer and longer. Research shows us that most Boomers still…

Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011

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Handing Over The Keys, Aging Parents Assisted Living In A RV Park

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Mikol DavisNovember 5, 2011

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The Danger Of Your Aging Parent Covering Up Dementia

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

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Falling risk for residents increases after antidepressant changes, study shows

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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Check List For Determining The Best Nursing Home

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

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Have Aging Parents Discovered The Power Of Music Videos?

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Beware of This Financial Advice About Aging Parents

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

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How Much Should You Help Your Aging Parents Financially?

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

familiy relations

Elderly Couple for 62 years – We are only as old as we feel!

Hidden Truths About Long Term Care Insurance

A Sure-Fire Strategy To Calm Family Conflicts

Handing Over The Keys, Aging Parents Assisted Living In A RV Park

The Danger Of Your Aging Parent Covering Up Dementia

Falling risk for residents increases after antidepressant changes, study shows

Check List For Determining The Best Nursing Home

Have Aging Parents Discovered The Power Of Music Videos?

Beware of This Financial Advice About Aging Parents

How Much Should You Help Your Aging Parents Financially?

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