Impact of Aging Populations Category
Impact of Aging Populations – Baby boomers represent a significant portion of the aging population. Older adults consume a significant portion of Medicare dollars. Medicare, Medicaid and Social security combined represent a significant portion of the U.S. national debt. What is the current and future impact of our aging population?
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Passionate About Being A Caregiver
I am passionate about being a caregiver. For more than twenty years, I was a family caregiver that led to a 20+ year career as a professional caregiver. Not many people think of caring for elderly parents as a passion. Being a caregiver is not for everyone. One of my repeated sayings is that on...
Things Don’t Always Turn Out the Way We Expect
Low adult literacy results in poor care. The benefits of education in becoming self-reliant and educated about your health.
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How Generational Caregiving Affects Our Finances and Retirement
When my mother passed away and I started going through medical bills, monthly bills and the bank account I discovered something shocking. My mother never balanced the checkbook. This was a shock to me at the time because I was fanatical about balancing my checkbook to the penny each month. And ...
Education: It’s a Privilege
We have the privilege of living in the United States, touting itself as one of the most educated countries in the world. Yet there are other countries like Afghanistan - that compares itself to the standards of the United States back in 1900. The average life expectancy today of a person bo...
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Caregiving: Offering Support Without Expectation
By Pamela D Wilson MS, BS/BA, CSA, NCGNo strings attached. How many times do we honestly offer support or assistance to another individual and expect nothing in return?The “no strings attached approach” is extremely helpful in offering support to a parent, loved one, or friend who truly w...
Ronald Reagan Movie Star to President
Interview with Dr. Steven Vaughn, Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin Madison
(podcast 11:48 playing time)
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Five Ways to Avoid Having to Financially Support Aging Parents
Unless you have spent considerable time with your parents and are aware of how they manage their finances and resources, it is possible you may end up contributing financially to their retirement and healthcare needs when parents age and become ill. This will significantly affect your retiremen...
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