When the unexpected happens, it can cause just about anyone to email work (or your boss) and ask for the day off. Parents face this far too often when an elderly parent becomes ill, or a child can’t...

People are aware of the increasing cost of long-term care in the United States.  And, these costs (which included numerous types of long-term care) continue to increase. More and more, seniors are evaluating their options. Currently, the average...

Co-host, “Seniorities”, a bi-monthly cable TV program discussing/highlighting issues of importance to our aging population. As Chairman of the Board, Scituate Council on Aging, I co-host with Linda Hayes, Executive Director of the Council on Aging. Our program this week...

It is generally a welcome relief for elderly patients (and families) to be discharged from hospital care and sent home.  Returning to the familiar and welcome environment of home, a senior is "all better".   However, that is far from...

We need to encourage our elderly parents to pay attention to their health. If, and more likely "when", they begin to sense something is not quite "right", they need to feel ok to discuss with family, friends, and...

The landscape covering seniors and community elderly for Medicare benefits can be difficult to navigate. Professional advice - see your local SHINE officer at area Council on Aging - will help simplify the myriad of individualized options. Medicare will...

Many first-time Medicare beneficiaries expect the federal government health insurance program to pay for everything related to their health care. As we all learn quickly...it does not. Tallying how much you pay out of pocket for Medicare each year...

Many seniors have grown up in a culture that stigmatized mental illness. This is a prevailing "cloud", which makes them less comfortable admitting when they experience depression and taking steps to do something about it. For family members wanting...

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is attempting to be forward thinking, especially as it pertains to elderly men and women and the care and support they may require in the future. That is why Medicare Advantage...

Medicare is not FREE.  While all those of eligible age are encouraged to investigate and sign-up, please remember:  it is not unusual for people on Medicare to spend more than $5,000 a year of their own cash on ongoing...