Is Respite Care A Good Option For Your Family? Things were going just fine even though mom has dementia. Dad is still strong at age 86 and caring for mom’s substantial daily needs at home. Then, dad has just been told he needs surgery and will not be able to lift or give his normal […]
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Do You Need Short-Term Disability Insurance? It’s late at night, your kids started your day early and now it is late at night, you are alone and driving home from your mother’s home. You’re tired, but still, have a couple of miles to go. At last, you’re about a half-mile from home. You relax and
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The Sandwich Generation Sometimes even getting up before the alarm goes off doesn’t alleviate the busyness of the day and the stress that goes with it. Family obligations, like taking Mom to a 3:30 doctor’s appointment and seeing a teen’s school baseball game at 4:00 make for a challenging afternoon. Life is busy, and even
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A Look at Long Term Health Care This morning it feels like a weight has been lifted from your shoulders. The worries about mom’s changing judgments and wandering around parts of Peoria the past few months were pretty scary, but she didn’t seem to think it was a problem. It is very relieving to know
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Is an Assisted Living Facility a Good Option? It’s Sunday, a day where the family gets together; Grandma, Grandpa, you two, and your kids. Time will be a little tighter today due to your children’s obligations early this evening. Life today is active, especially for women aged 45 — 55 who care for both their
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Answers for your Health Insurance Plan On March 23, 2010, The Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law. Since then there has been a flurry of discussion, attempts for appeal, an election, and a Supreme Court decision. Now, there is no debate that healthcare reform will be implemented and the process is already providing consumers of
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Medicare Plan F Complications Dad received an unexpected “Christmas present” this year; an unexpected bill from the hospital. Several months ago, Dad had chest pains and went to the hospital through the emergency room. He has a number of other conditions so they kept him for several days. He was then released to come home,
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Helping Mom and Dad with their Medicare Questions It seems like every other commercial on TV is about Medicare. Then on a visit to mom and dad’s you see a stack of Medicare papers on their kitchen table. Dad says all of the insurance information is very confusing and he would like your help. Life
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Exploring Medicare Options While stopping at dad and for a quick visit, you see their mail and all the stuff about Medicare. Dad says all of the insurance information is very confusing and he just wished there was only one choice. Life today is active, especially for women aged 45 — 56 who care for
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Preparing for Life in an Assisted Living Facility While having coffee with a friend, she spoke about her parents making the choice to sell their home and decrease their” home upkeep” time. While it was a fairly big change, they moved to a very nice community living facility. Due to her mom’s diminishing memory, this
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