5 Strategies to Be A Happy Caregiver – part 1.

You love your parents, you care for your parents and NOW WHAT?

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Docs often say, “not my job”, when asked by families seeking social services and supports.

“Physicians feel they do not have the time, knowledge, or interest to guide their patients to important non-medical assistance.” According to a survey by Leavitt Partners.

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Health-care costs can threaten retirement portfolios and plans.

“If you want control of what your elder years are going to look like, you need some kind of game plan for exactly what kind of care you want,” according to Susan Hyatt of Silver Sherpa.

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Caregivers: Join a research project at Ryerson University

How do you use mobile apps?

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Ageing and health status: An interesting study

We tend to lose sight of the fact that, while the population is aging, seniors are healthier than any time in history: 85 is the new 65.
As the population ages, caregiving is also becoming a hot-button issue.

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The Dueling Caregivers.

“You make me crazy, Mom,” I say.
“You make me crazy, too, baby,” she answers.
“Making each other crazy. Now that’s something we can always do for each other!” she says and beams a smile toward me. I beam the same one back.”
By: Cathy Guisewite

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The critical importance of purposeful intergenerational estate planning to effective family enterprise succession planning.

Have your estate plans included your business and the transfer of wealth to other generations?

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How to communicate effectively with the nursing home staff.

Make the nursing home staff your care partner.

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Too old to live alone.

Your Mom sounds amazing and she clearly is fighting to keep her independence, who wouldn’t.

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Caring for my sick husband, I am going through untold suffering.

Please take a moment to read one wife’s story about her life as a caregiver.

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