10 Feb
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living
Families who move their elderly loved one into senior living don’t always fully understand the emotions and transitions for the seniors themselves.
Read this most interesting approach a middle age person has to gain an understanding of the emotions the senior has when making this big life change.
Very unique blog entries authored by Steve Gurney about [...]
07 Feb
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living
An article in the Wall Street Journal “Relatives Can Be Paid to Look After Elderly” concerns me.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123197145248583055.html
With jobs being lost in numbers the United States has not experienced since wartime in the 1940’s, more and more families have a member that has joined the league of the unemployed. They are the ones taking on the [...]
04 Feb
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living
I find the “Aging of American” quite remarkable. It is a known fact that people are living 30 years+ past retirement!
U.S. Census figures show about 50,000 American are over age 100, with close to 1400 Supercentenarian over age 110. The oldest human documented as such, was a French woman. She passed away in 1997 at [...]
03 Feb
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living
Most parents do not want to be a burden to their children. They also want to maintain their own lives and live with dignity, as independently as they can. Sure there is a realization that their home may no longer be the best option. But before mom and her children think of building a “granny [...]
02 Feb
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Senior Living
In most situations the entire monthly fee, including room rate, food and care services for assisted living is tax deductible as a medical expense.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into Federal law in 1996. To be eligible to deduct for senior living at a senior living facility, there must be a [...]