Keep Your Estate Plan Up-to-Date
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What image pops into your head when you think “Last Will and Testament”? For most of us, it is an image cloaked in formality, a thick stack of paper full of detailed directions clearly establishing our wishes. For others, scribbles…
Aging in place
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Home sweet home can become home not so sweet home as we age and our needs change. Stairs that once seemed so lovely and grand can suddenly seem like barriers preventing us from accessing parts of our houses. Tubs where…
Debunking ten aging myths
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Many older Americans lead healthy, interesting, and productive lives well into their later years. But that’s not what we usually hear about. Instead, the emphasis is often on the limitations people experience as they get older from problems as varied…
Did you know that Probate proceedings are public?
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I came across an interesting site the other day. It appeared to be an Excel spreadsheet of all of the decedent’s probate cases filed in the state of Colorado on a particular day. The wordpress site on which this information…
Take a look at your assets….
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As we head into tax season, now is an excellent time to take a moment to make sure that your assets are correctly titled to your family’s living trust (if you have one). Assets held by your trust should say…
Shots for Seniors
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Children aren’t the only ones who need shots. For seniors, healthcare providers recommend that older adults receive vaccinations for flu, tetanus, pneumonia, chickenpox, and other diseases. These diseases can be much worse in older adults than in children and may…
MAKING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
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Making funeral arrangements can help you and your family with peace of mind during a difficult period. Sometimes it is easier to make arrangements for a loved one’s passing before his or her time instead of in the midst of…
Elderly Care Options – Home Care Nurse or Home Care Helper?
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As more elderly adults are choosing to live independently, family members and caretakers must make important choices about their daily care. In the majority of these situations, the primary caretakers are working children of the elderly that have limited time…
Be Prepared for an Emergency
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There are several items you can get and procedures you can follow to better safeguard against your elderly loved one falling victim to an in-home emergency. Here are just a few. Cordless phone. A cordless phone with a clip can…
Senior Pickup Line!
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A rather elderly gentleman (mid-eighties) walks into an upscale cocktail lounge. He is very well-dressed, smelling slightly of an expensive after-shave, hair well-groomed, great-looking suit, flower in his lapel. He presents a suave, well-looked-after image. Seated at the bar is…