Imagine that you have been married to the love of your life for 55 years, only for your spouse to be diagnosed with dementia a couple of years ago. Despite your best efforts to provide care, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that…
Can veteran Department of Veterans Affairs benefits be used to help cover the costs of long-term care for veterans? The answer is, as with most governmental things, complicated. A much-underused pension benefit known as Aid and Attendance can provide some…
Long-distance caregiving is defined by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) as providing care for someone who lives an hour or more away. This type of caregiving takes many forms – from arranging for in-home care, money management, bill paying,…
It is unclear whether or not your parent has a plan in place for long-term care. It is a difficult topic to broach; no one wants to talk about death and the financial realities that come with aging. Instead of…