4 Myths that Increase the Burden of Caregiving

Overwhelm

In exactly 10 hours from now, at 5:30 am, I’m going to pull out of my driveway and hit the road for vacation. And yet, at this point, I am still working. And I’m still packing. Two days ago, I woke up in a cold sweat about my many pre-vacation obligations, checked my...

The 5 Most Unexpected Challenges of Caregiving

Overwhelm

The 5 Most Unexpected Challenges of Caregiving Every single one of us – because we are alive and we are human – runs the risk that at some point in our lives something will happen to us, making it impossible for us to take care of ourselves. This something can be any...

6 Features of Long-Term Care Insurance You’d Never Guess But Need to Know

Insurance/Paying for Care

It feels a little silly to be writing about long-term care insurance because only about 10% of the older adult population has purchased it. But, it comes up a lot in conversations I have with friends and family… either they’re thinking of buying it or they or their...

4 Essential Tips for Finding the Best Home Care for Your Parents

Common Challenges

The vast majority of frail older adults live at home — not in independent or assisted living and not in nursing homes. So, If you’re managing your parents’ care, sooner or later you’ll come up against the question of whether you should get them more help at home...

The Top 3 Myths Most Women Believe About Paying for Long-Term Care

Insurance/Paying for Care

If you haven’t stopped to think about whether you’ll need to be taken care of when you are very old or how you’d pay for it, believe me, you are not alone. But, if you are a woman, this is a question you cannot afford to avoid. As Dr. Atul Gawande explains in his...