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Is Your Aging Parent Safe From Family Predators?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Mikol Davis

This really happened. If you had this 91 year old client, what would you do? Emma liked to play the sweepstakes. But her memory was starting to decline. A lot. When it came to her bank account, she forgot…

Boomers: Will You Need Care In Your Own Future?

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Mikol Davis

Hello again, from Carolyn and Mikol at AgingParents.com! Wishing all of you a beautiful season. Here’s a subject that many of us are involved in right now. Millions of us Boomers are caring for an aging parent. Some take…

Reducing Holiday Stress For Our Aging Parents

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Mikol Davis

Holiday get togethers with family are notoriously stressful, especially when an aging parent or grandparent has a problem with remembering things. It may be diagnosed as dementia or not, but you can tell that your aging parent has memory loss…

What Our Very Old Dog Is Teaching Us

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Mikol Davis

Hello again, Carolyn and Mikol here. Our sweet 16 year old dog, Tigra, getting frail, is in failing health now. She is teaching us about acceptance. I don’t want to learn it. I don’t want to know that I will…

5 Things You Should Do As Soon You Retire

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Mikol Davis

Have You Planned For Increasing Your Healthy Years? Hello again, Carolyn and Mikol here. If you’re like we are, lots of your Boomer friends are retiring, have already retired or are planning it. Being responsible, supporting a family, running…

Can Your Aging Loved One Learn To Use Technology?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Mikol Davis

Hello again. Mikol here. We hope this finds you well. Today, I want to share with you an experience I had with my Mom, who was 86 when this happened. My Mom, Alice, was computer phobic before Dad…

The Saga Continues: Should You Support Your Low Income Aging Loved One?

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Carolyn Rosenblatt

As many of your may know, my brother had a massive stroke and was hospitalized for weeks. He went to a rehab facility (aka nursing home) where he got physical therapy, speech and occupational therapy. When it came time for…

Starting the New Year right

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Mikol Davis

We have posted a quick video thanking for being a part of our AgingParents.com family. We offer you our heartfelt wish for a healthy New Year.

Coping With Difficult Family And Aging Parents At Holidays: 4 Tips From Dr. Davis

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Mikol Davis

Does your family have difficult people in it that you aren’t so sure you want to see this season? Or are your aging parents a problem for you at this time of the year? Some elderly people can get grouchy, irritable and…

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What To Do When Medicare Screws Up Your Aging Parent’s Bill August 21, 2017
Most of our aging parents receive Medicare, which is supposed to pay “covered medical costs”. And for the most part, it does. But then there are the mistakes. Are your aging parents helpless when Medicare refuses to pay for something that…Read more ›
Mikol Davis
Nip A Predator’s Scheme In The Bud — Stop Your Aging Parent From Becoming Prey July 12, 2017
Rhonda is a 91-year-old widow and lives independently. She has a few million in investments and has planned well for retirement. Her two sons are busy and leave her to make decisions about her money independently. What Rhonda’s sons didn’t…Read more ›
Mikol Davis
Intrusion or Just Being Safe? Monitoring Aging Parents’ Finances June 13, 2017
For most adult children with aging parents, there is often the dilemma of whether or not they should be involved with monitoring their aging parents spending habits. You want to honor their independence, but what if they show signs of…Read more ›
Mikol Davis
Heed These Warnings About Aging Parents’ Medications June 9, 2017
Is your aging parent one of the many battling Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia and taking medication? Dr. Elizabeth Landsverk, a Silicon Valley, California-based geriatrician, recently quoted in an article in The Mercury News, strongly advises against elders…Read more ›
Mikol Davis