The American legal system has established "guardianships" for the specific purpose of protecting vulnerable individuals--called "wards"--when a judge or judicial officer determines that the ward's decisionmaking capability is so impaired that another person--the "guardian"—needs to be given the right to make these decisions. A guardianship is particularly appropriate for wards who are suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, as well as...

At age 62 with a 50% equity at the average value of $300,000 in 2006

• Value $300,000 had reduced by $75,000.00 on average to $225,000
• They were 62 at the time now 65 years of age.
• Margins at the time were 150 to 175 on average

This person at the time would have received around $188,000 if they had done the Reverse Mortgage at this time year 2006

Now dated 2009 the same person is now 65 years of age the same home is now $225,000 and going...

What is Home Health?

Home Health Care is skilled nursing care and certain other health care services that you receive in your home for the treatment of an illness or injury. This could also include physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Medicare Part A will cover home health expenses at 100%. Private duty home care is not covered by Medicare and is paid for by the individual receiving the service. This type of service usually includes housekeeping and other routine personal...

Learning more about baby boomers in general is really important, whether it has to do with baby boomer health trends or baby boomer travel trends. There are so many different subjects surrounding baby boomers and how they have an impact on the world, but regarding baby boomer health trends this is certainly one of the most important subjects of all.

Health Trends

One of the most significant health trends for baby boomers is that they are living longer than ever before. So...

Q: What is home health care?
A:Home health care is a service that permits patients to receive personalized health care, maintaining their quality of life in the privacy and comfort of their homes.

Q: Why home health care?
A:Home health care is a cost-effective option for receiving health care services. Returning to one’s home and family can quicken recovery and improve the quality of life for both patient and family or caregiver.

We have all seen the “Special Reports” on the evening news.  Another story about someone’s aging parent being abused in a nursing home.  The abuses range from the neglect of letting an elder lay in their own urine for hours to actual physical abuse like slapping and sexual abuse.  an aging parent living away from home in someone else’s care could cause many a sleepless night.

Nursing homes can be very appropriate elder care solutions. ...

First impressions count. When looking for a place for his mum, Trevor did not go further than the reception of the first three homes he visited. ‘They were just too smelly’, he said.  A strong smell of bleach also told Trevor that they knew he was coming and they were trying to cover up. What’s more, the crystal chandeliers in reception and the gold plated taps in the bathroom did not impress him either. He wanted his mum to live in the same clean smelling, fresh...

He loved his wife very much. But because of his father there was often conflict between them. His wife did not want to live with his bed-sick father together. Their conflicts sometimes overstep all limits.

Once upon there was a quarrel about the same theme between them. This time the woman made a resolute condition saying:

“Either I shall leave this home or you’ll take out your father from this house.”

He felt as if someone poured...

Senior Motivate 4 Success was formally introduced to the public after 2 years of working with a variety of seniors to clearly identify programs and procedures that could get results quickly. Our oldest client turned 88 on November 7th.  The problems plaguing this population are often times ignored even by the professionals.  Growing old is not a reason or an excuse for lowering standards of living.

Coach Chez Wise specializes in Recovery Coaching.  In recovery we...

Incontinence is something that most people are not comfortable discussing. More than 12 million residents of the United States suffer from incontinence, making it more common than expected. Age is not a factor when it comes to incontinence, but it is highly prevalent among people above sixty years of age. Also, this condition affects women more often. The main reason behind this is that women give birth to children, and the muscles which control bladder leakage fail causing this...