Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15: Time to Review Your Plans
Dear Readers: While we may be looking forward to (or dreading) cool weather, autumn leaves and Halloween, October also brings Medicare Open Enrollment. Medicare Open...
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Responsible Planning Includes Sharing Digital Information
Dear Carol: My dad died from an aneurysm at only 65. Thankfully, he’d done his legal work so the family could theoretically step in...
How to Limit but Not Deny Spending by Someone with Memory Deficits
Dear Carol: My dad is very independent, but he has early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. He lives in an independent living community, does his own grocery shopping,...
To Learn About Your Aging Parents’ Wishes, Nurture Your Connection
Dear Carol: I’m a new reader, so while you’ve probably answered this before, maybe you’d still help me out. My mom is 81 and...
Former Caregiver Wants to Ease Future Caregiving Stress for Her Kids
Dear Carol: For years, I read your column as a caregiver for my mom who was in her nineties. Since her death, I’ve continued to...
Having “The Talk”: How to Discuss End-of-Life Issues with Parents
Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses the beginning...
Alzheimer’s Association Offers Free Financial Planning Presentation
Dear Readers: Discussing our older parents’ financial situation can be difficult and fraught with emotion on both sides, yet it’s a vital part of...
Health Care Decisions: Will Your Wishes Be Known During End-of-Life Care?
In my view, everyone over the age of 18 ought to have appropriate health care and financial documents that will assign a trusted person to...
