For many of us, Father’s Day brings memories of a dad who’s no longer with us. But if you’re still able to spend time with your dad – or at least to connect via phone or Skype – this day brings a great reminder that what dad wants most from us is probably not another…
If you’re a caregiver, actively caring for a loved one with serious health issues, the symptoms may sound all too familiar. You find yourself feeling exhausted all the time. Sometimes you feel irritable, even losing your sense of sympathy for the person you’re helping. You may have experienced physical symptoms such as headaches or weight…
Generosity is a wonderful thing. If you’re at a stage in your life where you feel you have plenty of resources, and you’re motivated by a desire to give some of your money or possessions to those you love, that’s an admirable impulse – but beware. Your generous spirit can end up causing more trouble…
An unnerving article we discovered last year in the New York Times asked a penetrating question: could the rise in rates of depression and suicide be somehow linked to increasing use of common prescription drugs, some of which are also available over the counter? This inquiry was prompted by a 2018 report showing that m0re…
Just last week here on the AgingOptions blog, we offered this article based on a Bankrate.com report warning parents to be careful not to spend so much money bailing their adult kids out of financial problems that they jeopardize their own retirement. Now as a kind of follow-up, we thought it might be helpful to…
A new documentary on dementia has just premiered this past week on Netflix¸ and it’s sure to attract a lot of attention. We haven’t seen it yet, but we did discover this article about the documentary on the Newsweek website. The article features an interview about the disease with Dr. John DenBoer, a dementia researcher…
Being a generous parent is usually a good thing. After all, most of us want to help out our kids as much as we can, especially when they’re first starting out on their own. But this recent article on the Bankrate.com website pointed out a darker side of parental generosity: a significant number of parents…
Here at AgingOptions we often say that aging is a family affair – another way of saying that parents need to involve their adult kids in their plans for the future. We’ve seen too many families fall apart because mom and dad never made their wishes clear. Others have faced financial pressure because the parents…
Just last week here on the AgingOptions blog, we shared an article from Kaiser Health News showing that many seniors recovering from knee or hip surgery enjoy a better outcome and fewer complications recuperating at home instead of in a rehab facility. (You’ll find that article here.) But what about those who for various reasons…
We enjoy reading articles by nationally-syndicated columnist Michelle Singletary. Her financial advice covers a wide range of topics but her views on money and aging are of particular interest to us here at AgingOptions. So we were immediately drawn to column we first read a year or so ago on the Washington Post website, and…