10 Ways Seniors Can Stretch Their Dollars Following, from the Home Instead Senior Care network and various senior and financial experts, are 10 ways that seniors can stretch their dollars: Seek the services of an objective financial planner. Sheryl Garrett, CFP®, founder of the Garrett Planning Network, said it’s important for seniors to seek the [...]
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10 Ways Seniors Can Stretch Their Dollars
December 2nd, 2011Home Improvement Scams Often Target Seniors
April 18th, 2011Home Improvement Scams Often Target Seniors Q: My 78-year-old mother-in-law was recently widowed. My father-in-law took care of everything around the house. A window in her home has been leaking so she called a contractor to fix it. He now wants to install all new windows in the house. My husband and I are skeptical [...]
Caregiving a Great Option to Help Seniors Supplement Incomes
March 14th, 2011Caregiving a Great Option to Help Seniors Supplement Incomes Q. As a 75-year-old woman living on a fixed income with Social Security as my primary source of money, I am struggling to make ends meet in the current economy. I’m healthy and willing to work to supplement my income, but I have no idea who [...]
Understand Your Senior’s Coverage Plan
December 29th, 2010Understand Your Senior’s Coverage Plan Q. 84-year-old mother, who has been in excellent health all of her life, recently fell and spent several days in the hospital following hip surgery. She’s now coming home and my family and I are trying to work through the medical healthcare maze. Can you help? Most families don’t know [...]
Health Costs Most Significant Factor in Seniors’ Well-Being
August 23rd, 2010Question: I’m curious; what are the biggest challenges that today’s seniors face and what can we older adults – particularly those like me who are living alone – do about it?
Senior citizens in America are enjoying longer lives, better health and better economic security, but the cost of health care for the elderly has risen dramatically, according to Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of Well-Being, which was released in June by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.
Older Adults Face Declining Buying Power
July 7th, 2010Older Adults Face Declining Buying Power Question: My 72-year-old mother seems to be short on cash and I am concerned. Perhaps it’s my imagination that her Social Security check doesn’t go as far as it once did. As much as I would like to, I am not in a position to help. Mom is in [...]
Helpful Service Provided by Home Instead
June 14th, 2010Helpful Service Provided by Home Instead By Theresa Baethke Home Instead Senior Care in the Greater Phoenix area offers many services to its clients. By allowing us to bill the client’s Long Term Care insurance, many clients and their families are able to focus on more important things. We take the worry and hassle out [...]
One in Four Lacks Ability to Make End-of-Life Decisions
May 4th, 2010Q. My 82-year-old mother refuses to address her end-of-life wishes. I don’t like to think about her passing either, but I’d much rather know what she would want. Do you have any suggestions? I’m afraid she will get to the point where she will be unable to make these decisions for herself.
Your concerns are certainly warranted. More than one in four elderly Americans lacks the capacity to make their own medical care decisions at the end of life, according to a study of 3,746 people that was published April 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Resources Can Help Caregivers Talk to Seriously Ill
April 1st, 2010Q. My 83-year-old dad is seriously ill, but he won’t even broach the subject of his legal and financial affairs or his personal wishes. Any suggestions?
You’re not alone. Discussing such subjects with older adults can be very difficult. Home Instead Senior Care research has revealed that nearly half of all Boomers would like to know more about their parents’ end-of-life wishes.
Knowing how to get personal financial and legal affairs in order is something every older adult should consider.
Seniors Struggling with Smaller Incomes, Lack of Jobs
March 25th, 2010Seniors Struggling with Smaller Incomes, Lack of Jobs By Debbie Seplow, CSA from the Home Instead Senior Care office in Greater Phoenix, Arizona I’m a 68-year-old retiree whose pension and savings accounts have taken a real hit during the recession. Is this common and why? I think I may need to go back to work, but [...]