The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one out of five senior falls causes a serious injury like a broken bone or head trauma. Injuries of this sort can make life difficult for an older person to do…
The coronavirus pandemic creates problem scenarios for Americans beyond becoming infected with the virus itself. If you are close to retirement age and recently lost your job, there is a good chance you may not find work again. The Great…
Senior home-sharing has gained popularity among American seniors during the coronavirus pandemic. The danger of COVID-19 infection in nursing homes and other long-term care living facilities, coupled with the isolation seniors have been facing, makes the idea of two, three,…
The senior citizen population in the U.S. is increasing rapidly as the baby boomer generation ages, and the influx of international migration continues. Although the US average life expectancy has seen a slight three-year decline, many Americans, men and women,…
Telemedicine has become the digital source of healthcare related services. Not long-ago telemedicine was an innovative practice, primarily a supplement to hospitals’ information strategy managing patient care and their data more efficiently. During the coronavirus pandemic and its associated urgent…
It is easy to be overcome by depression at any stage of life. Life is full of surprises and twists, and not all of them have a positive effect on our mental health. However, once a senior is in the…
An inheritance can be the source of costly mistakes related to Medicaid and these mistakes should be avoided. When a person is drawing Medicaid benefits and inherits money or property, that inheritance jeopardizes the benefits. The inheritance must be handled…
Wills and trusts have specific but different benefits for estate planning purposes. Each state has specific laws and regulations governing these legal documents. You can have both a will and a trust; however, the information in each should compliment the…
A study conducted by The Blackstone Group, an independent research firm, on behalf of Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement highlights some very concerning data regarding middle-income baby boomer retirement care preparedness. According to the survey above, the bleak…
You should review your estate planning documents every so often, to make sure they’re still good, especially with big life changes like births, marriages, divorces, and moving to another state. Children grow up, marriages dissolve, property gets sold, residences change.…