Death is not a subject that many of us like to think about. But the fact of the matter is that we all must plan for that eventuality, including spending time thinking about how we want our final days to play out. According to Amanda Bennet, author of the book The Cost of Hope, “from [...]
My husband and I are only in our early 30s, but we’re still interested in the idea of long-term care. This is mainly because we’ve already decided that we don’t want to live in our own home as we age; we’d rather live in a retirement community, particularly those that offer some sort of assisted [...]
Anyone who has had to take over care of a declining family member knows that helping someone who is unable to perform basic daily activities can be both exhausting and expensive. According to the website medicare.gov, “this year, about nine million men and women over the age of 65 will need long-term care. By 2020, [...]
We spend time and money to keep things from happening: We get our cars maintained to reduce the risk of an accident. We install smoke detectors so that we have enough warning to leave a building in the event of a fire. We encourage all sorts of people to learn CPR and first aid so [...]
