Aging can mean health challenges that are difficult to adjust to. Here are four tips for seniors to help take care of their health and live more comfortably.

Most Americans have heard of Medicare and Medicaid, but many people aren’t aware of the differences between these two government programs. In today’s blog post, I present an overview of each program, as well as their eligibility requirements.

Sometimes the courts will appoint a son or daughter to manage their parent’s care. If you are in a similar position, here is my insider’s scoop: If you have the financial ability, hire a professional fiduciary to manage the needs of your mom or dad.

Anyone who pays attention to the news no doubt hears or reads countless stories about the various types of abuse that are rampant in our society:  child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and animal abuse, to name a few.  However, there is one type of abuse that is becoming more and more prevalent but receives little media coverage: elder abuse. 

Long-term care is expensive, and Americans can’t expect Medicare to pay for it. Given this, Medicaid has, unfortunately, become the long-term-care insurance of the middle class, with some people wiping out their savings and then relying on Medicaid for assistance in paying for their nursing-home stays.

Are you prepared to live to 100? Many Baby Boomers are not. However, as a nation, we are living longer than ever, and our savings should reflect the possibility that we might live longer than we planned.

It may seem like a remote possibility, but the likelihood that you—or someone you love—will need long-term care is high. The Life Happens blog compiled a list of long-term-care statistics, some of which might surprise you:

As a caregiver or caretaker of an elderly loved one, you need to be on guard against financial abuse. You may think financial abuse is a long shot, but unfortunately, it is the most prevalent kind of elder abuse. Worse, in almost all cases, the perpetrator is someone the victim trusts.