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Three Tips For Talking To Aging Parents About Costs Of Future Care

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Mikol Davis

Three Tips For Talking To Aging Parents About Costs Of Future Care by Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Elder Law Attorney Can you imagine your aging parents losing their independence? It might be the conversation they don’t want to have with you.…

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…

Are You Worried That You May Have To Be Financially Responsible For Your Aging Parents?

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Carolyn Rosenblatt

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Are You Worried That You May Have To Be Financially Responsible For Your Aging Parents? If you don’t know what to expect as your parents grow older and you’ve never thought about what can go wrong, you…

Learn why we all need to protect our aging loved ones from “Financial Elder Abuse”

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Mikol Davis

Carolyn Rosenblatt – The Boomer’s Guide to Aging Parents – interview – Goldstein on Gelt – Jan. 2015

Three Ways Families With Aging Parents Can Stay Out of Court

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Mikol Davis

Do you get along with everyone in your family? Lots of people don’t. Old conflicts can rise up when aging parents start to decline in health and need help. When there is conflict in families, it can sometimes escalate to…

Who Is Competing For Your Aging Client’s Attention and Dollars?

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Mikol Davis

Competition for clients has always been there, but as investors age, something you might not have anticipated can happen. The vultures are out there. Competition with you for their invested assets can become an increased threat when an older client’s judgment is compromised.…

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…

Do you know about these 5 scams targeting seniors ?

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Mikol Davis

What You Don’t Know About Medicare Open Enrollment Can Cost You

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Carolyn Rosenblatt

Mikol and I wish you well from AgingParents.com. As you’re probably seeing ads on TV or getting solicitations in the mail about Medicare plans, here are a few things you should know if you, your aging parents or a family member…

Would You Immediately Recognize These Elder Abuse Hidden Scams?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Mikol Davis

Most days at I get a call from an adult child of an elder, asking me about shady dealings over a parent’s finances. Sometimes it’s the niece, grandson, or other family member the caller is worried about. Sometimes it’s the…

The Worst Excuse For Not Protecting A Vulnerable Parent

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Mikol Davis

This one shocked me. Here at AgingParents.com we’ve been hearing elder abuse tales for a long time, but I was stunned when I heard this. A family of 3 siblings has been worried about their widowed father, who lives alone…

Where Can LGBT Seniors Age Without Discrimination?

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Mikol Davis

We have some thoughts about emerging solutions to an aging part of our population, the LGBT community. For the longest time, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community got little other than negative press and highlighting of controversial issues. But…

Busting The Myth That You Should Let Impaired Aging Parents Make All Their Own Decisions

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Carolyn Rosenblatt

I am compelled to share these stories with you, sad as they may be. I hope you can learn from the way others handled what was supposed to be doing the right thing. Or so they thought. Are you…

"Thank you for the article on the "grey area". It validated what I am currently going through with my Mother. It is so painful for me to go back and forth with her behavior. I just don't know what to do about the estranged sister who has exploited well over $50K of my mother's savings and my Mothers admitted " lack of "will power" to say no to her." Robert ________________________________ "I do want to thank you for the Webinar you offered. It helped me a great deal as I was facing the need to lead our family in finding a safe living situation for our mother. That information and the other information you offered as downloads gave me much needed guidance when I was feeling tremendous anxiety and uncertainty." Betty

You’re Never Too Old To Party March 29, 2018
By Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Elder law attorney, AgingParents.com My mother in law, Alice, 95, was looking forward to getting fixed up and going to the birthday party for her friend of many years. He just turned 100. She had help…Read more ›
Mikol Davis
Aging Parents With Alzheimer’s Disease: Reducing Your Own Risk March 29, 2018
Fear of getting Alzheimer’s disease or dementia has overtaken fear of developing cancer among our aging population. There are numerous treatments for cancer, some offering true hope of mitigating the diseases. The same is not true for Alzheimer’s. There is still too…Read more ›
Mikol Davis
Should You Hire A Care Manager for Your Aging Parents? March 23, 2018
By Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Elder Law Attorney Many of us are probably unfamiliar with the concept of care managers. That may be because geriatric care management is not a clear-cut, licensed profession like nursing or social work. Further, they now…Read more ›
Mikol Davis
Stubborn Aging Parents Who Want To Age In Place: What You Need To Consider March 20, 2018
By Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Elder law attorney, consultant When asked, about 90% of elders will say that they don’t want to go to any kind of “home” as they get older. They want to stay in their own homes. Aging…Read more ›
Mikol Davis