Suicide Among The Elderly
In the August 3rd issue of Time Magazine Nancy Gibbs wrote an essay about the assisted suicide of an elderly British couple. Ms Gibbs raises some very interesting issues.
Home Care: How To Find Money For Home Care
A recent report on the local news station said that out of pocket expenses for caring for an elderly parent averages $550 a year. These are non-reimbursable expenses and they are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what elder care costs.
Elder Care: Life-Care Plans
I wrote many times about the need to plan as much as possible for what you have to do to provide excellent elder care. I also advocated that you get your relatives on board to give you the support you need. A recent article in a local newspaper describes a service has taken both ideas [...]
Elder Care: Financing What You Didn’t Plan For
If you have to start providing home care for an elderly parent(s) and you haven’t done the financial planning, there are three easy ways to get a handle on the process.
Elder Care: The first thing to do
I mentioned many times that the value of being prepared is that you have better options because you don’t have to react to a crisis. But what if you are plunged into caring for an elderly parent in your home and you haven’t prepared. What do you do first?
In-Home Care: Hiring Someone Yourself
If you don’t want to hire someone from an agency but would prefer to do it yourself to save some money you have to make sure you cover yourself. Actually, I can not see any reason to hire someone directly. Can you do a background check? Do you want to go on a gut feeling [...]
Home Care: In Home Care Services
One of the things we were able to do for my father-in-law was to give him three summers living semi-independently in his home in Massachusetts. He could still perform the activities of daily living so that wasn’t an issue. The big problem was transportation. There is no public transportation and we removed the car.
Home Care: A Tale of Two Families
I was at a luncheon the other day and I spoke with two sons-in-law from two different families about their experiences with elder care. Their stories perfectly illustrate the two different approaches to home care for the elderly.
Home Care: This Is How To Talk To Parents Part Two
In trying to come to grips with home care for an elderly parent, planning in advance goes a long way to making the whole process less stressful. Talking to your parents about what they want is immeasurably useful. In the previous post, I looked at two suggestions that Dan Taylor uses in his book, The [...]
Home Care: This Is How To Talk With Your Parents
In previous posts I wrote about the excuses we use not to plan for elder care. The 70/40 rule of thumb developed by Home Instead states that if your parent is 70 years of age or older and you are 40 years of age or older, you need to talk, you need to plan.