Visual Memories Help with Transition into Long-Term Care

A person's transition into a long-term care facility can benefit with use of photographs and mementos, including pet drawings, to ease fears. Advance planning will make life's transitions easier on the whole family.

Pets Provide Comfort and Companionship for Elderly

If your elder Mom or Dad is transitioning to long-term care adding a pet to the caregiving team can be a huge benefit for both your parent and the animal.

Tax Law Encourages Long-Term Care Planning

American families are being impacted by the financial costs and burdens of aging. Long-Term Care costs are expensive. Tax benefits make LTC insurance even more affordable. Plan before retirement.

Sensitive Approach to Social Occasions to Suit Bereaved Care Residents

Residents in long-term care facilities often experience grief, especially after a loss of a spouse. Many facilities work hard to provide support and social activities to make it a better environment.

Family Caregiving Often Brings Conflict

As more Boomers require long-term care due to illness, accidents or aging the lack of planning means families must go to ‘crisis management’. This often leads to sibling strife. Conflicts can be avoided.

Dogs are a Best Friend for Those with Dementia

The number of American’s who suffer from Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia continues to grow. Carried service dogs can be an important part of the caregiving team. If you have a loved one who has memory loss a dog could help.

Celebrity Health Events Remind Us of Our Frailties

Celebrities suffer from the same frailties as the rest of us do. But when things happen to those in the public view it gives us the opportunity to plan in advance. This can give our families peace-of-mind.