How I designed a New “Birthday Suit”

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By Robin Lenart During a recent hospital stay, I was frozen with anxiety when I caught sight of my friendly nurse coming in my direction carrying a wash basin and towels. She heard it all before I’m sure…”Thanks, I’ll wait till I get home…I can do it myself…Ugh, I don’t need a bath anyway, really.” [...]

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3 ways to help your parents hang onto their housekeys

As your parents get older, you find certain things become a common theme: losing things, forgetting things, and just walking off without important items. While this is common, it doesn’t make it easy to deal with. When you repeatedly have to bail someone out, you tend to get a little frustrated. Well, here are three [...]

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5 Tips on How to Care for Yourself When You’re Caring for an Aging Parent

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Caring for an elderly parent can be full-time job sometimes. If you are trying to juggle work and your own family life along with taking care of an aging parent, you can quickly feel overwhelmed. While it is admirable to look after a parent as they get older, it is equally important to take care [...]

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Interview with Carolyn A. Brent, author of Why Wait?

Why wait

Today I have the great pleasure of being the host on Day 12 of the Virtual Blog Tour of author Carolyn A. Brent whose book Why Wait? The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally for a Parent’s Death launches on Amazon on Tuesday November 15, 2011. Author Carolyn A. Brent, M.B.A. is [...]

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5 Tips for Managing Family Issues as an Elderly Caregiver

For many who have taken it upon themselves to do the emotionally and physically demanding work of caring for an elderly parent, you know how tough it can be for one person to handle. One of the most common scenarios for elderly caregivers is that other siblings are not as willing to help. According to [...]

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How much does it really cost to help your aging parents?

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Over the last 15 years, I’ve worn a groove in the highway making the trek back “home.” This is usually a day trip and almost always involves something work-related for my parent’s home or personal

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