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Avoid Holiday Stress

December 4, 2017

The holiday season is often a stressful time for those with dementia and their caregivers. The celebrations, decorated spaces, visitors, and interruptions in routine can leave those with dementia feeling agitated, confused and overstimulated. The caregivers are often frustrated and anxious. The Alzheimer’s Association offers the following guidelines to minimize discomfort during this time of…

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Moving Your Parent To Your Home

December 1, 2017

Remodel, accommodate, share, prepare, budget – these are just the beginning concerns to prepare yourself mentally and emotionally for the move-in. Setting expectations about private versus shared areas of the home, determining who is in charge and what the financial expectations are will have to be immediately determined. Some initial objectives include providing the proper…

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Home Health Aide Industry – Growth and Pay

November 27, 2017

  The largest categories of American’s fastest-growing jobs offer some of the country’s lowest wages and weakest benefits. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an increase of 1.2 million jobs for home health and personal care aides over the next ten years. By 2026, the home health aide industry will add 425,600 positions, an increase…

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Do I need a will?

November 22, 2017

We hear this question quite a bit. An individual will call us asking, “Do I really need a will? My situation is really simple, and I don’t really own that much.” A will is a device that lets a person control who you want to give your assets to. Die without one, and the state…

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Hello world!

November 16, 2017

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

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Women – More Vulnerable to Alzheimer’s?

November 10, 2017

Why do women make up two-thirds of Alzheimer’s cases? Studies are on-going during this month, National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.  At the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dr. Richard Isaacson, neurologist, is determined to find answers to this question and is treating younger people at risk for the disease decades before symptoms show up. Dr. Isaacson…

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Beneficiary Designations Will Overrule Your Will

November 9, 2017

It is important to keep in mind that not all assets are affected by the terms of a will. Bank accounts, trusts, and retirement accounts that have designated beneficiaries transfer to the beneficiaries; these assets never go through probate if they have another way of being transferred. Likewise, certain properties can be transferred to co-owners…

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Graying of America is Costly

October 27, 2017

  The graying of America is stretching local tax dollars. More often today, paramedics respond to emergency calls and find an older person who has fallen, broken a bone or suffered a heart attack. Another issue affecting elders is the increasing number of elder-abuse cases and crimes targeting senior citizens. Also, in some areas, greater…

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Lower Cost of Hearing Aids

October 27, 2017

  It may take two to three years for the Food and Drug Administration to establish safety, effectiveness and labeling standards, but the cost of hearing aids will eventually be much lower, around $300 or less per ear. This lowered cost is due to the F.D.A. Reauthorization Act of 2017 which became law in August…

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Do I need an Advance Directive or a POA?

October 26, 2017

I have a healthcare power of attorney over my father, and I am the executor of his will. He lives in another state and is currently in a rehab facility. He has no cell phone and no way of communicating from his bed. Can I use that healthcare power of attorney to contact his bank…

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