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Moving Your Aging Parent To A Retirement Community

Posted by: Stan Cohen on: November 20, 2009

Article authored by
Sheri Samotin
Life Bridge Solutions
While no two family situations are the same, there are several common scenarios that baby boomers face as their parents come to the point where it is no longer possible for them to live in their own home without assistance. The first is to have the parent move in with [...]

Overuse of drugs on the elderly – some points to consider

Posted by: Stan Cohen on: November 15, 2009

I have been following a post on one of my Linkedin groups and felt I needed to repost this excellent reply on the topic from Angil Tarach, director of the Visiting Angels:
Good Morning Lynn,
What caught my attention in your email was Morphine was used in your “mom’s last days”.  I am thinking your mom [...]

Introduction to intergenerational family travel!

Posted by: Stan Cohen on: August 14, 2009

Laurence Harmon
Great Places
How about taking Grandma Minnie along on your next cruise to the Bahamas? Would Uncle Ernie like to go along on your family’s Trans Canada Rail Adventure? Even better, could that six-bedroom condo you’ve rented for the family trip in Vail squeeze in Minnie, Ernie and maybe even Cousin Margo?
What [...]

Alzheimer’s/Dementia caregiving evolves in Darwin, Minnisota

Posted by: Stan Cohen on: August 4, 2009

Laurence Harmon/Kathleen Harmon/Judy Berry
Great Places
Darwin, Minnesota (population 1,318) is one of hundreds of forgettable little towns scattered alongside two-lane roadways in rural Minnesota, although the Guinness Book of World Records honored the place for a while as the home of the world’s largest ball of sisal twine. Curiously, the town bears the name of [...]

Could a reverse mortgage be right for me?

Posted by: Stan Cohen on: July 28, 2009

Mollie Beatty
Security One Lending
By now you probably have heard something about reverse mortgages. This article will give you a brief synopsis. If you are 62 or older, a homeowner with sufficient equity to pay off an existing mortgage or if your home is paid for, then you can benefit from a reverse [...]