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Ten Step Checklist For Smart Retirees

Ten Step Checklist For Smart Retirees Reaching retirement age is maturity, and a different responsibility for us and to our loved ones. Every person needs a checklist to ensure that their new status includes preparing their families with essential information and paperwork 1- Decide whom you want to communicate…

Carolyn RosenblattMarch 16, 2018

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What To Do When Medicare Screws Up Your Aging Parent's Bill

Most of our aging parents receive Medicare, which is supposed to pay "covered medical costs". And for the most part, it does. But then there are the mistakes. Are your aging parents helpless when Medicare refuses to pay for something that appears very legitimate? They get a bill for something that…

Carolyn RosenblattAugust 21, 2017

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Heed These Warnings About Aging Parents' Medications

Is your aging parent one of the many battling Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia and taking medication? Dr. Elizabeth Landsverk, a Silicon Valley, California-based geriatrician, recently quoted in an article in The Mercury News, strongly advises against elders taking certain everyday medications as they undo any benefits of…

Carolyn RosenblattJune 9, 2017

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What Aging Parent Leaves A Legacy of No Regrets?

Does it seem impossible that a person can reach his last days and look back without any regrets at all? What does it take? We all seem to regret our mistakes and some of our choices in life. At AgingParents.com, we hear a lot from adult children of aging parents in…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 19, 2017

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Avoid These Three Retirement Mistakes That Can Make A Mess For Your Family

Retirement talk is on a roll. With 10,000 Boomers turning 65 every day, no wonder. But besides advice on how to "live the life of your dreams" and have a "secure retirement" there's some important information too few are taking about. That's the retirement-era mistakes people make that are pretty…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 7, 2017

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The Looming Crisis: Aging Parents And Adult Children Still Living At Home

You may know of an older individual or couple who has a middle-aged adult child living with them in their home. We are not talking here about those who sensibly chose a multi-generation household for good reasons. And this is not about the daughter who quits her job to move…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 17, 2017

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Putting The Fun In Aging

In this society, we don't usually think of aging as a fun time, but there are plenty of seniors who see things differently. Yes, they may have their physical limitations that came on later in life. Yes, there are things they can't do. But the secret of the happiest ones…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 4, 2017

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3 Things Everyone Should Know About Home Care Workers

It starts innocently enough. The watchful adult child, usually the daughter notes that her mother is having more trouble with walking and caring for herself. She thinks some help a few days a week would allow mom more independence. She talks her into getting help at home and sets…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 4, 2017

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How To Handle A Stubborn Aging Parent

How To Handle A Stubborn Aging Parent Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Attorney, AgingParents.com and AgingInvestor.com Is your aging parent really difficult? Is this driving you crazy when your parent refuses all your helpful suggestions? If so, you're not alone! Being in the consulting business about aging and working with families is like being…

Carolyn RosenblattJanuary 7, 2017

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Is Your Aging Parent Safe From Family Predators?

This really happened. If you had this 91 year old client, what would you do? Emma liked to play the sweepstakes. But her memory was starting to decline. A lot. When it came to her bank account, she forgot to check her statements as she had always done. Odd…

Carolyn RosenblattMay 5, 2015

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