Christmas Eve? Memorial Day? When to Offer Holiday Pay to Your Caregiver
If you don’t have a holiday pay plan in place with your caregiver, this season is a good time to decide whether you’ll offer holiday pay throughout the year.
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Why We Started LeanOnWe
People always want to know how we came up with the idea of LeanOnWe. Well, to make a bad pun, it was something that I literally fell into after being hit head-on while bicycling one autumn day in 2011.
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Thinking About Dad
This Father’s Day will be the second without my father following his passing last May. Like most children who have lost a parent, I think of him frequently.
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Attorneys Prioritize Fighting Elder Abuse
In a national survey of hundreds elder law attorneys across the country conducted in 2014, more than 50% indicated that elder abuse is one of the issues they confront most frequently in their practices.
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How I “Walked” Across the Stage
I amazed the crowd at Sunday’s LeanOnWe Launch Party when I came onto the stage “walking” after 3 ½ years in a wheelchair. It was the first time they had seen me vertical since an out-of-control SUV plowed into my bicycle and left me a paraplegic. So how did I “walk”? Was that robotics?
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LeanOnWe Launch Party Recap: Part I
My friend and partner Ron Gold, a paraplegic after an out-of-control SUV rammed into his bicycle three years ago, stunned the crowd at our company’s launch party last night when he “WALKED” across the stage.
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The Cost of Senior Home Care
Do you have an aging loved one who may need senior care while you go to work every day? Are you feeling overwhelmed with your caregiving responsibilities?
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Believe It or Not, Medicare Doesn’t Automatically Pay for a Home Aide
One of the biggest misunderstandings about hiring a home aide circles around what type of coverage you are entitled to. Get ready for the bad news.
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Accepting Change: Letting Yourself Fall in the Flow of Your Life
While my current situation is not life-threatening, it has been life-altering. The following are my musings of dealing with a life-changing event.
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Should We Move Mom and Dad Back Home?
To move or not to move? That is the (perennial) question. Mom and Dad retired and joined friends who moved from the cold north winters to warm, dry Arizona. They were healthy and had a good life.
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4 Keys to Sibling Harmony When Caring for Parents
Few things test sibling relationships more than when the time comes to actively manage the lives of their aging parents. Irreparable damage to once-close relationships is too often the norm as brothers and sisters clash over what each believes to be best for mom and dad.