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Getting Ready for Tax Time!
It’s hard to believe, but tax season is almost upon us. Again. Although most people use professional help to prepare their taxes, the onus is on the taxpayer to provide their tax professional with the required tax-related documents and information. Here’s a refresher on the basic documents you’ll need, as well as some resources and…
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Medicare 101
Many of us – especially if we’ve been paying high premiums for insurance – look forward to the time when we are eligible for Medicare. Getting enrolled, understanding what’s covered and what’s not, and choosing between original Medicare and a Medicare Advantage plan can be a bit confusing, however. Here are some basics to get…
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Medicare Open Enrollment
If you are enrolled in Medicare, your annual opportunity to make changes to your coverage is between October 15 and December 7 this year. Changes will be effective January 1, 2019. During this period, you can choose to: · Keep everything the same, in which case you do not need to do anything · Switch…
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What To Do with All Those Cards and Photos
This is the third in a 3-part series about how to clear your clutter and rediscover the joy of space. We’ve based it on the book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter, by Margareta Magnusson. The goal of this series has…
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Clearing Clutter: Downsizing Your Wardrobe
This is the second in a 3-part series about how to clear your clutter and rediscover the joy of space. We’ve based it on the book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter, by Margareta Magnusson. In Part 1 of this series…
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Clear Your Clutter – the Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Let’s face it. We Americans are up to our eyeballs in stuff. I heard a statistic recently that 1 in 7 of us has at least one room in the house filled with stuff we never use. And, according to the Department of Energy, 25% of people with two-car garages have no room in the…
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New Medicare Cards Coming!
To better protect seniors from medical identity theft, the Social Security Administration will be issuing new Medicare cards – without the Social Security number – to all Medicare beneficiaries starting in April. The Social Security number will be replaced by a Medicare number, unique to each beneficiary, and used only for Medicare coverage. If you…
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What To Do When A Loved One Dies
For most of us, the loss of an aging loved one is a sad, and often overwhelming occasion. Even when we’ve been mentally preparing ourselves, due to their long-term illness or advanced age, unpredictable emotions can kick in and temporarily put the brakes on our ability to function. That’s why it’s so important to be…
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Elder Abuse is a Public Health Issue
According to the National Council on Aging, approximately 10% of adults over age 65 have experienced some form of elder abuse. Elder abuse includes physical, emotional and sexual abuse, exploitation, neglect, abandonment, and financial abuse. Two-thirds of abusers are adult children or family members, but perpetrators may also include home caregivers or staff at care…
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When It’s Time for a Home Care Provider
You’ve had “the conversation” with your aging parents and they’ve made it very clear that they want to age in place. As time goes by, however, you notice that they’re having increasing difficulty with some basic activities – meal preparation, remembering to take their medication, or housecleaning, for example. You want to honor their desire…
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