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Many People Rely on Internet Search to Look Up Medical Symptoms – but Can Doctor Google Cause More Harm Than Good?

Here at AgingOptions, we’ve written many times about the importance of choosing the right doctor. Getting age-appropriate medical advice and care is an essential part of maintaining good health. But here’s a guilty secret: all too often, many of us are tempted to consult so-called “medical experts” we’ve never even met. We’re talking about the … Read more

If Your Spouse Needs Nursing Home Care, You Might Want to Consider a “Medicaid Annuity” – but Do Your Homework!

Annuities can be a controversial topic among retirement planners, with some suggesting everyone should have an annuity while others insisting that no one should. As is typically the case, the truth lies somewhere in the middle: in some situations, an annuity can be an ideal solution for guaranteed income in retirement. That’s why we were … Read more

With U.S. Health Spending Twice as High as Comparable Nations, Why Are the Stats on American Life Expectancy So Dismal?

“We’re number one! We’re number one!” That’s the chant that reverberates in sports stadiums and arenas across the country. It’s also the cry of most red-blooded American patriots: when it comes to all the things that make a country great, America is indeed number one, or so we like to believe. But sometimes being at … Read more

When You’re Drafting a Will and Making Other End-of-Life Plans, Remember These Five Keys to Basic Estate Planning

The statistic may be a year old or so, but we doubt if things have changed that much since last April. According to reports from CNBC and elsewhere, only about one-third of Americans have written estate planning documents in place. The biggest reason for failing to put even a basic plan into effect? Resp0ndents say … Read more

Renting Can Beat Buying in Retirement When Moving to a New Area, Reducing Expenses, or Seeking a Better Spot to Age in Place

Listen to Rajiv Nagaich for even a few of his radio programs or seminars and you’ll hear a recurring theme: the question of where you choose to live in retirement is a key factor that helps determine how successful your retirement will be. As we age, caring for a large home and yard becomes a … Read more

Not Just Premiums: 75% of Medicare Beneficiaries Say They’re Worried About Uncapped Out-of-Pocket Costs for Care

As retirees look into the future, many are worried about the rising costs of health care. (In fact, it’s a topic we wrote about here on the Blog just last week.)  Now this week we’ve come across another article on the subject of health care costs, this one appearing on the CNBC website, written by reporter Sarah O’Brien. According to the … Read more

For a More Secure Retirement, Make Sure You Know the Answers to These Three “When” Questions

Discussions surrounding retirement typically involve one question after another. Often these questions come down to what you might call the nuts and bolts of retirement, the “who, what, where, how, why and when” questions that we feel we have to answer in order to enjoy what might be called a successful retirement. What will retirement … Read more

AARP: New Data Pegs the Value of Unpaid Family Caregiving at $600 Billion, Calls for More Support for Family Caregivers

The value of unpaid family caregiving keeps on climbing, soaring past the $600 billion mark in 2021. That’s one of the key findings from a comprehensive, updated look at family caregiving just released by AARP. The data appears in a 32-page report under the title, Valuing the Invaluable 2023 Update: Strengthening Supports for Family Caregivers . It’s a comprehensive piece … Read more

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