How one family made it happen successfully. Elizabeth Miller of the Happy Healthy Caregiver is a colleague. On her website, you will find her podcasts and blog. Her work like mine, came about because we are caregivers. Elizabeth is part of her mother’s caregiving team. Growing up, Elizabeth and her family vacationed at Hubbard Lake in Michigan. The tradition has continued … [Read more...]
Five Tips On Caregiving From a Distance. And an hour away IS distance caregiving.
Keep track of your loved one's health for peace of mind. According to a study conducted by the AARP, 15% of the nearly 34 million Americans who provide care to a loved one are caregiving from a distance of at least one hour or more. Caring for a loved one can be complicated as it is, but when you add distance into the mix, it can have an even greater effect on career, savings, … [Read more...]
Caregiver Guilt. How Can I change It to Gratitude?
"As caregivers, we feel guilty for a million reasons." This was a tough weekend with mom. We are very different in the way we think, the way we approach life and the way we perceive people. When she gets an idea into her head that to me has little basis in reality and she obsesses about it, it's a problem. It's a problem because I get frustrated and angry and it colors our … [Read more...]
Has Caregiving Impacted Your Ability to Work? Plan Carefully for Social Security Benefits.
Avoid this big mistake in retirement. Many people think that Medicare and Social Security (SS) benefits coincide as far as when you should enroll. However, that isn’t the case at all. In fact, there are different rules and variables within the two programs that make it easy to confuse the two. While the age requirement to receive Medicare is 65, you can sign up to … [Read more...]
When Guardianship is the Only Alternative, How Does It Work?
One family's story of financial elder abuse. You have worked with an estate planning attorney to have all your loved one’s legal documents complete: Last Will & Testament, Financial Power of Attorney and Healthcare Directive. You have all the provisions in place in the event your loved one becomes incapacitated with the prognosis of death. Thank heavens that was done, because … [Read more...]