The prospect of long-term care often brings with it many financial concerns. As we experience our declining health or that of an aging family member, we begin to realize that long-term care needs [...]
Many family caregivers are working caregivers; that is, they have a primary occupation in addition to caring for an aging loved one. Choosing to work while also [...]
Palliative care and hospice care can provide comfort to seriously ill patients and patients who have received a prognosis of imminent death. Each type of care is [...]
Each fall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) renews the federal guidelines that seek to protect individuals whose spouses are applying for [...]
Each fall, Medicare advertising intensifies as the open enrollment period for coverage takes place. From October 15 to December 7, seniors nationwide have the [...]
Social Security wasn't meant to be a primary source of income for retirees when it was first created in 1935. It sought to provide an umbrella of protection for [...]
As of 2021, 5.5 million people aged 60 and older - or about one in 14 older Americans - were struggling with hunger. Instacart plans to start addressing some of [...]
The Lifeline Program is a federal program that works to lower the cost of phone and internet services for low-income American households. With the reduced costs [...]
My brother and I own a property jointly with my elderly mother. She cannot qualify for Medicaid because of it. How long will it take to be able to qualify, if she gifts the property to me (my [...]
