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Aging In Place: When It’s Not A Good Plan For The Future

Most people at or near retirement age will say they want to remain at home as long as possible. That means not going to a seniors’ home of any kind “with all those old people”. It sounds fine to plan on staying at home forever when one is 65 or…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 18, 2024

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Siblings, Step-Siblings and Fights About Aging Parents

Blended Families Are At Risk Sometimes aging and the need for change can bring out the worst in people. It can happen in blended families with aging parents. It may not surface until the adult children are faced with issues over their aging parent in common. When new obligations emerge,…

Mikol DavisSeptember 19, 2024

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Desperation: How An Aging Parent Got His Abusive Son Out Of His Home

Here at AgingParents.com, we see a broad range of elder-related problems. This one was a first. It is a true case, one a solo ager can learn from. If you are aging and living alone, take heed. The Facts: Aging veteran (AV) was living alone, and struggling with being disconnected…

Carolyn RosenblattSeptember 14, 2024

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Know This: Your Aging Parent Living At A Distance May Be At Risk

American families are often scattered across the country. Kids grow up, find opportunities they like in other places and move away. The parents may stay put, happy to remain where they’ve lived most of their lives. Then aging happens. And with it, risks no one really thought about. At AgingParents.com,…

Carolyn RosenblattAugust 12, 2024

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Will We Have A New Quick Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease?

The dreaded brain disease, Alzheimer’s, is considered difficult to diagnose. For one thing, it comes on gradually in most cases and initially has no physical symptoms like pain or trouble moving around. Doctors usually first hear that a person has some problems with short term memory. Not much happens until…

Mikol DavisAugust 6, 2024

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Beware When Choosing Assisted Living For An Aging Parent

Families struggle with how to help aging parents and other loved ones as they begin to lose independence. Especially when the elder lives at a distance from family, assisted living seems to be a solution. Kids don’t want to move closer to the aging parent and parents don’t want to…

Carolyn RosenblattAugust 4, 2024

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Frightening: Wealthy Aging Dad Did Not Do Any Estate Planning

Adult son of a well-to-do real estate investor began to notice that his father, Wealthy Dad (WD), was slipping. WD was becoming forgetful. He had purchased a lot of real estate in his younger days, and owned eight single family houses in one of the most expensive markets in the…

Carolyn RosenblattJuly 22, 2024

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Will Your Aging Parent Give Up The Too-Large Family Home?

The battle goes on with aging parents who are living alone or without family nearby and their adult children. From the kids’ point of view, their parent is just not safe in that big house anymore, with the declines that often come with aging. Perhaps the elder has lost a…

Carolyn RosenblattMarch 26, 2024

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Know This: Your Aging Parent Living At A Distance May Be At Risk

American families are often scattered across the country. Kids grow up, find opportunities they like in other places and move away from home. The parents may stay put, happy to remain where they’ve lived most of their lives. Then aging happens. And with it, risks no one really thought about.…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 15, 2023

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3 Big Warning Signs Your Aging Parent Should Stop Driving

Few things symbolize our independence like driving a car when and where we want to. For aging parents, there is nearly always an end to that independence at some point. But when do they reach that point? Often, aging parents’ gradual decline in ability can be hard to spot when…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 15, 2023

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Aging In Place: When It’s Not A Good Plan For The Future

Siblings, Step-Siblings and Fights About Aging Parents

Know This: Your Aging Parent Living At A Distance May Be At Risk

Will We Have A New Quick Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Beware When Choosing Assisted Living For An Aging Parent

Frightening: Wealthy Aging Dad Did Not Do Any Estate Planning

Will Your Aging Parent Give Up The Too-Large Family Home?

Know This: Your Aging Parent Living At A Distance May Be At Risk

3 Big Warning Signs Your Aging Parent Should Stop Driving

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