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34 years ago I started my career in the financial services industry. I set up my first registered investment advisory firm in 1982 (Financial Action Plans,Inc.) and began doing financial planning for my clients.
Panels of experts convened by the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association have developed new guidelines for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Using the old guidelines to diagnose Alzheimer’s, doctors must substantiate and identify a steadily progressing dementia and an inability to carry out day-to-day activities like dressing or bathing. This must be…
I used to visit my mom at least twice a week. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and used to live in an assisted living community dedicated to memory-impaired residents before she passed away. When I would see her, she often commented that everything was mixed up, that she couldn’t remember anything and that…
Recently I have been giving a number of talks at Assisted Living Communities about the ideas in my book, Passing the Torch: Critical Conversations With Your Adult Children. I make a point of talking to a number of attendees before each meeting. Many of them are the adult children of elderly parents who are beginning…
Have your parents told you want kind of care they want at the end of life? What if they can’t communicate with you when the time comes? They need to have a document called a living will to make their wishes known. This document is also called an advance directive. Doctors and lawyers have been…
Just a few weeks ago I made a presentation at Mayflower Place in West Yarmouth, MA. It was a wonderful evening. There were over 50 people in attendance. Here is a sample of what I said: Please click here to hear it: Mayflower Place
Coming changes to Medicare will benefit some recipients but will make coverage more expensive for people with higher incomes. Due partially to changes in the health care laws, everything from benefits and enrollment rules to the number of changes available will be affected. These changes will create an opportunity for Medicare scam artists to take…
This past week I had the privilege of being interviewed by Mindy Todd on WCAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station. We talked about the importance of baby boomers establishing a dialogue with their parents about financial and legal issues that will affect them and the whole family. Click here to listen: http://streams.wgbh.org/online/cape2/thepoint/point_120810.mp3
One of the most important jobs you may ever have is to be designated a health care agent or health care proxy for another person, possibly your parent. In this role you will make heath care decisions for them if they cannot make them themselves. One of the best sources I know of for the…
April 28, 2011 Namaste, Embracing the Most Vulnerable in Nursing Homes Namaste Care is a program designed to improve the quality of life for people in nursing homes or assisted living facilities who are agitated, unresponsive or near the end of life. It is often used with people who have advanced dementia. Namaste, is a Hindu…
Opening up a conversation with your elderly parents about important issues can often be a very stressful and difficult task. You know there are certain things you need to talk to them about but you often fear that they might speculate what your motives are. So how do you open up those conversations without embarrassing…