Many families will gather together during the holidays. When coffee and dessert is being served may be a perfect opportunity to bring up a tough conversation such as: Does dad need to stop driving? Does mom need to have her memory tested? Is it
More Tips on Tough Conversations for the Sandwich Generation
Becky Cholewka: Here are a couple more tips that I'd like to share about having tough conversations with family members. Throughout my estate planning practice, I know that there are many, especially sandwiched‑generation families, who are dealing
How To Talk To Mom or Dad When Safety Has Become an Issue
Becky Cholewka: Hi everyone. I wanted to offer a few more tips for having really tough conversations with family members who have reached their senior years. As parents approach their senior years, sometimes we need to make sure that they are in a
Nursing Home Cliques?
Just because you may be old and gray, you can still act like a teenager - in one of the worst ways. A column in the New York Times tells of a woman's shock to find out that when her grandmother went into an independent living facility, she quickly foun
New Advance Directive For Dementia?
Many people have advance directives in which they instruct medical personnel what they want done for them or not done for them in case they cannot give instructions themselves due to incapacity. View image | gettyimages.com A usual advance directi
Cost Of Nursing Home Now Near $90K A Year
The median cost of a private nursing home in the United States rose 4.4 percent this year, bringing the average yearly cost to $87,600. (Photo credit: Susan NYC) This information comes from a cost of care survey conducted yearly by the insurer Genw