Social Security COLA Set at 2.5% for 2025

Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.5 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced Oct. 10th. The 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is the lowest since 2021, reflecting a continued cooling of inflation following...

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In-Home Elder Care

A home care agency can provide individualized assistance that helps your elderly parents with different tasks. The goal is to help them age in place together and avoid moving into a senior living community. Typically, home care aides can...

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Signs Your Elderly Parents Need Help at Home, pt. 2

There is great importance to "listening" for clues from your elderly parents. You might be distracted with raising kids and dealing with your job. Your visits might be rushed, and your mind may be elsewhere. You hear...

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Signs That Your Elderly Parents Need Help at Home, pt. 1

Watching your elderly parents go through health issues as they age can be difficult. You worry about them and want the best for them. You might live in the same city and see them frequently or you live in...

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Home Care for Elders: Key Takeaways, pt3

Home care is flexible, allowing individuals to age in place and choose how frequently they receive care or companionship services. -- Nursing homes provide around-the-clock residential care with access to medical professionals like nurses, doctors, and therapists. -- Home health care...

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Seniors Receiving Home Care, part 3. Guest Post

We are pleased to highlight a guest post on our HomeCare blog. Please welcome Evelyn K. Grier, who enriches the digital space as a blog contributor for SpringHive, a premier website design company. She crafts engaging content for...

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Benefits of Home Care, pt. 2

There are many benefits for seniors who engage the assistance of home care, and in-home personalized care. Here are benefits highlighted: -- Encourages independence. Home care enables seniors to age in place while receiving help with activities of daily living (ADLs)...

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Defining Home Care, part 1

Offering companionship, transportation, and assistance with daily activities, homecare services are provided to seniors in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Homecare is a great alternative to living alone and unsafe. Or, in assisted living facilities for...

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MassHealth Programs that Help Elders

MassHealth has two programs which assist elders to stay at home. And, this avoids a nursing home. For most seniors, their own financial resources are not enough. Under the MassHealth umbrella, there are several programs that can help...

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Prepare Elder for a Dementia Diagnosis, pt 8

Prepare yourself, and your elderly parents, for a diagnosis. The more information you have available, the better to make informed decisions and plans. A dementia diagnosis is determined through a series of steps. There are many different possible tests to...

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