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27 May 2016
Elder Care Mediation
 Mediation is an Emerging Field of Law in South Florida When a family is being divided over finances and decisions to be made for the care of an elder parent, instead of lawyering up and heading to court, Mediation is a way for each family member – parent and adult son or daughter to come ...
27 Apr 2016
Boca Raton Public Library Series
Library Series: Money Smart Week is April 23-30, 2016 This annual Public Library series event is presented at libraries across the country. Lectures are happening at the downtown and Spanish River libraries in Boca Raton, Florida. Money Smart Week is a public awareness campaign designated to help consumers better manage their personal finances. All lectures ...
10 Mar 2016
Ears and the Brain – Important Information for Seniors
There is a link between (ears) hearing impairment and (brain) Dementia Ears, ergo our hearing has a lot to do with what goes on with our brain in the middle. When there is a hearing problem, deficit or impairment in our ears, then the relationship between hearing and the brain is disrupted. It is more ...
27 Jan 2016
Why Hire a GCM- Geriatric Care Manager?
GCM Helps Adult Sons and Daughters Who Live Out of State A GCM or Geriatric Care Manager is the “Conductor” of a family’s Care Plan for an elder or incapacitated loved one. Many of the Senior Older Adults in South Florida have moved away from their grown children up North and don’t really have strong ...
04 Dec 2015
Document SavingTips For Seniors
 Document Build Up Leads to Clutter Document reviews done regularly are a good way of  clearing out of records. But how do you know what to keep and for how long? Randy Ostreich, The Money Detective gives some guidelines to make order of financial paperwork. Document lists ought to include  your bank accounts, stock and ...
13 Nov 2015
Seniors, Saying “No” at the Holidays
Setting limits around the holidays is a way of making it through holiday stress.     Spending money is just one of the stresses we encounter around the holidays. Sure it should be a wonderful time of family, friends and good cheer but we all know that  “The Holiday” also pose some real challenges as ...
20 Oct 2015
Senior Recognizes the Daughter’s Sacrifice
Elder Father Recognizing Need for a Home Care Aide Recognizing need for Home Care is an important step to accepting some in-home assistance. Following back problems and having his daughter stay with him, an older parent recognizes the inconvenience to his daughter and her family. He decides that the next time he needs help at ...
12 Oct 2015
Caregiving and Grief
 Grief is often felt by Spousal Caregivers when loved one is still with us All people react to illness, caregiving, grief and loss in very individual ways. Even when circumstances are similar, and an ending comes into focus, each person in the family and those people all around them, will experience grief differently and act ...
02 Oct 2015
Medicare Open Enrollment is Back
 Medicare Open Enrollment Period Medicare Open enrollment  is here. Time for American seniors aged 65 and older to make changes to their Medicare health coverage or switch to Medicare from managed plans. Medicare Open enrollment is from Oct. 15th through Dec. 7th, 2015.  There are several parts to Medicare and they are not free. Traditional ...
22 Sep 2015
Helpful Hints About Your Major Appliances
Appliances: Helpful Tips for Seniors Appliances need servicing from time to time. For all of us, having a fridge, washer, dryer etc. break means expense and time waiting on the repairman. Our friend, Fred Kaye of A-1 Appliance & Refrigeration Service in Palme Beach county, Florida has been kind enough to share some professional tips to help ...
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