When you were little and learning to walk and then run, how often did your mom or dad pick you up and dust you off? At the beginning of our lives, we fall a lot. We are just getting...
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What is Aid & Attendance Benefit? Many of America’s military veterans require help with everyday tasks or maintaining hygiene due to service-related disabilities, age, and more. Nearly a third of allveterans in Utahserved in Vietnam, and another 15% served...
Pay attention to these behaviors over the holidays At last, the holiday season is here. After nearly two years of caution, social distancing, and isolation due to the pandemic, many of us will finally have an opportunity for long-awaited...
What type of aide do I need? If you are starting to explore options for your aging parent or other loved one, your head may be spinning due to the many home care terms and acronyms that flood the...
The holidays are the time families gather together, often times traveling from afar to visit aging parents.It’s likely been several months since quality time has been spent together.It seems, Mom and Dad aren’t the same as they were a...
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplemental plans. While you would think that these two plans are similar with very little difference, they are actually quite stark in their variety. But there is little doubt that, even with their differences, one...
How to Select a Nursing Home Selecting a nursing home, or skilled nursing facility, for a parent or other loved one is not a responsibility anyone looks forward to. It’s a decision fraught with emotion and full of complicated...
It can be tough to know whether an independent living or assisted living or memory care community, or even a skilled nursing facility is a good choice for one’s family member. Fortunately, senior living placement advisors are specialized professionals...
Veterans Day is commemorated each November 11thas a federal holiday to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Veterans live and work in our communities, and many aging veterans are faced with the challenges of...
Understanding how best to make legal and financial decisions is not always easy. When those decisions involve an aging parent, the difficulty is layered with emotion, and limited by authority. If you notice that your parent is having more...