Every month, according to published statistics, roughly 1 million Medicare patients spend inpatient days in U.S. hospitals. Of those, nearly one-quarter will be discharged to an acute care facility for rehabilitation. These are patients who require a period of further treatment before safely returning home. Officially, Medicare covers up to 100 days of such acute … Read more
One of the most frequently addressed topics on our radio show and Blog is preparation for long-term care. As Rajiv reminds us repeatedly, the odds are high that today’s independent senior will require long-term care in the years ahead. When that need arises, without proper planning, plenty of well-laid plans will go out the window. … Read more
Frequently here on the Blog and on our radio program, we turn our attention to Medicaid. That’s the means-tested program funded by a combination of federal and state dollars that covers a wide range of services, including long-term care for those who qualify. While Medicare tends to get more press, Medicaid fills a critical need … Read more
Millions of Americans serve as family caregivers for their loved ones. The estimated number exceeds 60 million, but there may be more. For these family caregivers, each day can be frustrating and exhausting, as well as satisfying and rewarding. As family caregivers cope with the stress and effort of their responsibilities, it’s imperative that they … Read more
“Do I have enough money to retire?” There was a time when that relatively simple question lay at the center of retirement planning. Today, however, the landscape has changed dramatically. These days, most retirees are living longer than ever, and retirement planners and financial advisors are adjusting their advice accordingly. That was our take-away from … Read more
There are two realities facing most seniors. One is that the odds are good we’ll need long-term care someday. The other is that it’s going to be expensive. We’ve written articles here on the Blog before about how to pay for long-term care, but it’s clearly a topic worth revisiting because few of us will … Read more
Our focus this week on the Blog is aging alone. For millions of American seniors, solo aging is their daily experience, some by choice and some out of necessity. Elsewhere on the Blog, we’ve included articles that describe solo aging in general terms. But what is the experience like for a typical single senior? Recently, … Read more
When we think of growing older in America, we typically think of people aging as a couple. For most seniors, that image is true: the majority of U.S. adults are aging in the company of a spouse or partner. But roughly 20 percent of adults 50 and older are “solo agers,” living and growing older … Read more
Every so often, a story comes across our desks that demands our full attention. We experienced that late last year when we first encountered this deeply moving column in the Wall Street Journal. It chronicles the lives of Glenn and Karen Ruffenach, a couple who meticulously designed their golden years, only to have those plans … Read more
When we read about the onset of dementia, we assume its symptoms will develop gradually over a period of months and even years. We think that, if it happened to us, we’d have time to adjust. But with the unpredictable nature of dementia, that’s not always true. A few years back, we came across a … Read more
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