AgingOptionsBy Paige A. Mitchell, Freelance Writer A bathroom should be well-equipped to enable the user to freshen-up properly. Everyone has their own tastes and preferences when it comes to bathroom equipment. However, as you get older, you will need a more accessible bathroom, sometimes with special safety features. You need to ensure your bathroom is … Read more
By Allison Lee Retirement is a time for relaxation and for letting go, but it’s not without its worries. One concern many older adults have is regarding finances. You have to adjust to living with a limited income during a time in your life when healthcare costs can be quite expensive. Thankfully, it’s never too … Read more
As if there weren’t enough to worry about in the arena of personal privacy, now comes one more red flag. This just-published article on the Politico website reveals that companies are secretly gathering your health care information and selling it to doctors, hospitals and insurance companies, all without your consent and – for now, at … Read more
We love to run across news stories that point out how the simplest of ideas can have a tremendous impact, and that’s how we felt as we read this heart-warming article published recently on the BBC News website. As we at AgingOptions read this story we thought it would be a good one to share … Read more
In our technology-driven society, it seems we tend to rely too much on professional health care providers, nursing homes, and digital solutions to solve all of our health care problems – an observation that seems especially true when it comes to senior care. But often the best ideas for healthy aging appear to come, not … Read more
As professionals who help people from all walks of life plan for retirement, Rajiv Nagaich and his team at AgingOptions deal frequently with certain issues that are common to many retirees. One of the worries that comes up most often involves financial emergencies and how to handle them, especially when living on a fixed income. … Read more
2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967. That landmark piece of legislation made employment discrimination against anyone 40 years old or older illegal. But subsequent court rulings combined with often deceptive employment policies have left a majority of older workers vulnerable to unfair labor practices. Age Discrimination … Read more
If we’ve said it once here on the AgingOptions blog, we’ve said it a thousand times: having a good retirement plan isn’t the same as having a good financial plan. So as we share this just-published article from the financial website Motley Fool, we feel we should alert you ahead of time that the article, … Read more
We hear it frequently at AgingOptions: a loved one urgently needs to move to assisted living and the family is caught completely unprepared. But in many if not most cases this “urgent” need to make a senior housing choice for mom or dad probably could have been anticipated, and properly planned for. How can seniors … Read more
As people plan ahead for retirement, they often think about downsizing – and that often means selling the large, old family home and moving into a low-maintenance condo or a planned senior community. Those can be terrific options for seniors looking for the dream of carefree living. But be careful: that type of home typically … Read more
Will your plan for retirement lead to disaster if your health fails? Will you end up forced into institutional care, go broke paying for care, or become a burden on your family?
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