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Yes! You Can Deduct Home Care Costs from Your Taxes…

It’s fast approaching that time of year again…tax season. We are often asked about the deductibility of home care on your federal taxes. So we wanted to provide some key information… Tip#1 Know How a Relative Qualifies as a “Dependent” on Your Return How a relative qualifies as a “dependent” is based on two qualifications. […]

“Help I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up” – The Truth About Medical Alert Pendants

More Than Just a Funny Punchline “Help. I’ve fallen and I cant get up.” This famous, memorable line from TV advertising for life alert in the 1980’s has become part of many comedy routines over the years. It was so poorly done that, yes, it was comical. But the subject it dealt with isn’t. Medical […]

What You Need to Know Before Making a Claim: Long Term Care Policy

Problems Faced with Long Term Care Insurance Even though they are highly regulated, insurance companies are in business to make a profit. Premiums across companies are fairly competitive so the way they make a profit is holding on as tightly to your money as they can. This usually means that when you have a claim, […]

Daddy Frank and Milton: The Friend Who Changed His Life

Depression Meets Its Match This is the story of Frank, an 89 year-old man whose life was completely changed by one small but incredibly significant thing that his daughter did for him. Frank has progressive macular degeneration and is now legally blind. Being blind makes the challenges of aging considerably more daunting. Many of the […]

Medication Management: A guide to doing it yourself or hiring a nurse to help

The Risks are Real: Mixing Medications You may be surprised to learn that, on average, seniors take up to 14 different types of medications. It’s a huge number of potent medications that are rarely coordinated across physicians and have little oversight from any qualified person like a knowledgeable family member or nurse. Medication mismanagement and […]

Veteran’s Administration Benefits for Seniors

The Benefit of Veterans Programs 12 million American veterans over 65 that served during a time of a foreign war. This makes them eligible for care assistance. My 87 year old fater in law receives over $600 per month and that goes a long way in defraying the total cost of his care. It is […]

Benefits of Music Therapy for Seniors

Music is an incredibly powerful force. Listening to the opening notes from a song can bring you back to the first time you heard it, what you were doing, where you were, how you felt and so on. Because of this, music therapy for seniors has become a tool to help them with cognition, as […]

Keeping Cool this Summer: 5 Tips for the Elderly to Beat the Summer Heat

While many of us picture the summer as a time for having fun outdoors, for the elderly, the summer heat can be quite a risk and even dangerous. But don’t fret! With our five tips for beating the summer heat, you and your loved ones will be ready for a summer free from stress. Tip […]

How to Avoid Senior Financial Scams

It’s a sad reality in today’s world that many seniors are vulnerable to financial scams. The Bloomberg reports that the elderly collectively lose $37 billion annually as a result of scams, as scammers often prey upon them due to their vulnerability. They are targeted by faux telemarketers claiming they’ve won a prize that can only […]

6 Tips to Improve Home Safety for Your Parents

If your loved one lives on their own at home, they may be less safe than you realize. We’ve created a list of things that you can do to make sure that your senior is safe and secure in their home. The potential for danger magnifies when a person is a senior. Your loved one […]