Betsy Gold

How to Protect Your Senior from Financial Abuse

Is your senior safe from financial abuse? You might be surprised.

Why Educating Your Caregiver is a Win-Win

It’s common for your loved one’s needs to change over time. If you’re lucky, you have a trusted caregiver who really connects with your senior, understands his or her needs, and is responsive to your input and concerns.

How to Make Your Senior's Home Safe After a Hospital Visit

Many families don’t realize how much a loved one’s health has deteriorated until a fall lands them in the hospital.

Alternatives to Driving: Creative Ways to Help Your Senior Get Around

At some point, a drive out with your aging mother or father becomes a bit more complicated than hopping into the passenger seat.

How to screen a caregiver (or as importantly, how NOT to screen a caregiver)

Perhaps the greatest amount of anxiety regarding home care surrounds the concept of letting a stranger into your loved one’s home.

How to Help Your Senior Avoid Loneliness While Aging in Place

Aging in place

With nearly 8 out of 10 seniors preferring to stay in their home as long as possible according to AARP, chances are...

When Your Senior Needs Care, You Need a Support Network

Finding care for your aging parent is a huge responsibility and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Can your dad age in place, or do you need to consider a residential facility? Should you hire a private caregiver or a licensed home health aide?

Did You Find the Right Caregiver? Tips for Choosing Before You Hire

At some point, your parents will need more than a simple helping hand around the house. When that happens, your family will need to enlist outside help if they wish to remain at home.

The Top 3 Benefits of Aging in Place

It’s not hard to see why so many seniors prefer to stay at home as they grow older rather than relocate to a nursing home or assisted living facility.

How to Set Boundaries With Aging Parents

When you have agreed to care for your mother or father as they age, the job you started doing can sometimes become too much.

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