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Decision Making When I Can't Lots of people want to know the answer to the question, “Who makes decisions for me when I can’t?” You can't make decisions if you're unconscious, incapacitated, or …
Am I In The Will Let’s face it, at some point, at the time or near the time of a family member's death, you, a sibling, or a family member wants to know the answer to the question, “Am I in the …
Advance Directives - The Basics An advance directive is simply a document done in the present to guide decisions in the future. Their roots lie in how a business person would assign a right to …
Moving In With A Sibling As a child, you shared a house with your siblings. As a senior, are you ready to move in with a sibling as an adult? What do you do? What are the issues? How do you address …
Using Parent's Money When they are older, and weaker, using your parent's money can be very problematic. But using it when helping them is a gray area. What are the issues? How do you address the …
Taking Money From A Parent Most parents have spent their lives taking care of their children. As a child, after being cared for all those years, should you consider taking money from a parent when …
Parent(s) Want To Move In You’ve been out of your parent’s home for years. What do you do when a parent wants to move in with you? What are the issues? How do you address the issues? Children …
Senior Moving In With A Child As a senior, you (or you and your spouse) have an opportunity to move in with one of your children. What do you do? What are the issues? How do you address the …
My Kids Are Trying To Control My Life Many seniors have asked Carmen and I, "Help me, my kids are trying to control my life."One of the most difficult situations for seniors occurs when they start …
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My Sibling Is Trying To Control Everything Are you participating in caring for a parent? Ever said, "My sibling is trying to control everything?" When it comes to a family caring for a senior, one …
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Family Members Not Talking We've shown how families provide the most support to seniors. As seniors get older, families are critical in providing support for seniors that want to stay home or live …
Our Family Doesn't Get Along At the end of our life, or a parent's life, we don't want to have to say, "Our family doesn't get along." At CarePlanIt, we encourage members to get along while trying …
Family Members Don't Listen To Me Have you ever felt that "family members don't listen to me?" When it comes to a family caring for a parent, cooperation between all family members is critical. …
How Seniors Improve Family Communication Carmen and I found families were the most important resource in helping seniors, especially in their last years. The quality and quantity of support often …
Home Retrofitting For Aging in Place Most seniors want to stay in their own homes. If aging in place is your objective, retrofitting your home to optimize this goal makes a lot of sense. What are …
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Roof Problems Roofing issues come under home maintenance. However, roofing is a special class of maintenance because failure to address roofing issues can have a catastrophic effect on a senior’s …
Remodeling - What Seniors Need To Know Seniors that remodel do so for many reasons. However, taking on a remodeling project in your seventies or eighties is full of challenges. What are the issues? …
What Seniors Need To Know About Plumbing Plumbing issues come under home maintenance. However, plumbing is a special class of maintenance because failure to address plumbing issues can have a …
Mortgage Mortgages are the number one way seniors are able to purchase their homes. If a senior has a mortgage, or is considering refinancing, or getting a mortgage, what do they need to know? What …