Protecting Digital Assets After a Death In addition to dealing with the emotional upheaval when someone dies, we all have a digital footprint that needs to be removed. Each of us that is even somewhat active online, has a lot of private information out there including: address history, birth date, financial institutions, social security numbers and other detailed information. … [Read more...]
Get Help Paying for Prescription Drugs
Financial help is available if you can't afford your medication. Grant monies are one way in which our aging loved ones can receive financial help for medication. In a recent blog, I shared how upset my father was when he could not remember if he had re-applied to fund the co-pay for his macular degeneration shots. (Caregiver Burnout: When your parents become like … [Read more...]
Beware of Medical Identity Theft
What is medical identity theft and how can you prevent it? Medical Identity theft occurs when a thief uses your name and health identity to get exams and treatments, get prescriptions or other care services. You may think this only affects the insurance company, but it can have devastating effects on you as well. The thief’s information will get mixed in with your own. When … [Read more...]
Financial Durable Power of Attorney is Critical for Parents Care
It allows you to pay your parent’s bills My father and I had spoken several times about my role as financial durable power of attorney for him and for my mother. But when he went into the hospital in November of 2014, I discovered the papers had never been signed or notarized. (Jump to Lessons Learned) As the child in closest proximity, dad had asked me to take on the … [Read more...]