The 2022 caregiving statistics are out. Highlighting this information today to enlighten you to consider this question. Have you prepared anything to help yourself be ready if the time comes? Resources and help for caregiving “in the moment” is hard to navigate. Resources in your community may or may not be readily available, or provide […]
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June is the month we bring awareness to the 50 million people worldwide who live with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and their families.
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Today, let’s define and protect your a$$ets 🙂 Those pesky little details are enough to drive us crazy sometimes! Assets, policies and beneficiaries – oh my! When the topic of life planning comes up, there are two aspects to discuss. What you have and how you designate a beneficiary (who receives it later). Asset Defined
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American Thanksgiving is upon us. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year! It was great when I lived and worked in Canada for four Thanksgivings to have two days a year to celebrate being thankful! If you’ll indulge me, I’d like to Talk Turkey with you today. No, not the literal turkey, although it
Continuing with the theme of communication, today we will consider family and finances. Caring for ourselves and our loved ones often comes quickly, leaving little time to consider various options in the moment. Monthly expenses, loss of income, assistance with activities of daily living (ADL’s) impact us emotionally and financially. Communication about and planning for
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Let’s talk about a topic today we would all prefer not to discuss, incapacity. If we were “down and out” for any amount of time, what do we need to do in advance to help us come through it? We all have blindspots – today we will bring to light an area often avoided while
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Estate planning allows us to avoid legal questions that arise when anyone is incapacitated or dies. Questions about finances, property, guardianship for minors, tax implications of selling property, business transfers, medical/health care considerations, funeral plans and more. Decisions made and implemented today may be modified over time, allowing flexibility over time for changes you desire. Whether
In business and in life, I’ve come to understand the value of expanding my awareness through learning information and facts. These days it seems that finding information and facts is a process of sifting through opinions. How we determine fact from fiction amidst growing sources today is akin to “finding the needle in a haystack”!
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The Social Security Disability insurance program provides benefits to disabled workers and their dependents. Workers earn benefits coverage by working and paying Social Security Taxes on their earnings. Per the Social Security Administration website, there are 56 Million Americans (1 in 5) live with disabilities. It is particularly sobering to note that for 20 year
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