It’s difficult for a married couple to visualize what the future will be like when one spouse has passed away. After all, today you’re both healthy and looking forward to enjoying many years of retirement together – and God willing, that’s what will happen. Nevertheless, at some point it’s a virtual certainty that one of…
We’re approximately at the halfway point for Medicare’s open enrollment period for this year. In case you haven’t been paying attention, most of us have until December 7th to make changes in our Medicare, Medicare Advantage or Medigap policies. Today on the AgingOptions blog, we want to take a look at an often-overlooked component of…
Last week we wrote here on the AgingOptions blog about the importance of preparing for your discharge from the hospital from the moment you arrive. Today we’re considering an important aspect of that preparation. When you’re in the hospital and the time for discharge approaches, there’s a rush of last-minute activity, gathering personal effects and…
It’s well known by now that an overwhelming percentage of seniors want to age in place, growing old in their present home. We’ve written about this idea many times here on the AgingOptions blog, most recently in this article from last summer. However, a recently-published Kaiser Health News article combined with an updated housing report…
We’ve said it many times before: there may be no tougher task than being a caregiver for a loved one suffering with Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia. Being a dementia caregiver is an experience shared by more than 16 million Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, men and women who provide unpaid…
Open enrollment for 2019 continues for several more weeks, until December 7th, and if you’re like many you may have been putting off making some important decisions concerning your health coverage. Last week, in order to help our radio listeners and readers be better informed, we presented this AgingOptions blog article describing the advantages (and…
In the arena of medical care, there are times when good intentions produce bad outcomes. That was our reaction when we read this important article published recently on the Kaiser Health News website. It’s called “‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed,” and the premise is straightforward: in…
It’s an all too common scenario: an elderly loved one on Medicare is hospitalized, and the family expects the stay to last a certain length of time. Then suddenly, with little or no warning – and often days earlier than anticipated – the hospital tells the surprised family that the discharge date has been moved…
Here at AgingOptions we have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients in the process of estate planning. In our experience, it’s not unusual to be deep in discussion concerning how a client wants to dispose of his or her assets after death, only to have the client look across the desk…
So, you think you know all there is to know about cash value life insurance and how it fits into your retirement plans? Prepare to be surprised, as one of America’s top insurance experts, Kirkland-based Jim Feek, joins Rajiv Nagaich from AgingOptions in the studio on October 19th. Jim will be available to take your…
