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When You Are Asked to be the Healthcare Proxy
If you have been asked to be a healthcare proxy or circumstances force you into the role, it means that you are trusted to make important medical decisions on behalf of someone in your life. Your role comes into play in the event that they become...

Your Job as Advocate for Your Parent
When you find yourself in a position to be responsible for a senior in your family, the job can take on many definitions. You may find yourself to be a nurse and nurturer, health aide or house cleaner. Add money manager, scheduler and nurturer...

The Value of 24-Hour Care
Most in-home care is delivered in four to eight-hour shifts. And, for most seniors this is enough to get them through the day with their essential needs well taken care of. Others need more help. Not only for the patients, but the families who...

Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
Are you repeating points your senior loved one missed hearing the first time? Are you finding the need to turn the TV up louder for him or her? Are they talking more loudly? Hearing loss in seniors is not uncommon. Nearly 38 million Americans...

Estate Planning in 10 Steps
While nobody likes to think about dying, it is ultimately hard to prevent. Even non-death but incapacitating events require some thought to avoid things not going the way you prefer when others make decisions for you. Here is a checklist of things...