Whether he is 62 or 95 years old, taking the time to discuss some serious issues with your senior dad may be the best Father’s Day gift of all. According to a National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP survey published in the Aging/Parents & Adult Children Together booklet by the Federal Trade Commission and AARP, nearly one in four U.S. households (an estimated 22.4 million) are “now are providing care to a relative or friend aged 50 or older or have provided care during the previous 12 months.” So, make the most of this Father’s Day by setting aside some time to talk to your senior dad about his health, financial needs and retirement plans.
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June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
According to the best available estimates, between 1 and 2 million Americans age 65 or older have been injured, exploited, or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depended for care or protection.
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Get Healthy For Your Next 100 Years
Keith Scott-Mumby, MD, PhD
“Youth is wasted on the young,” said George Bernard Shaw (1856- 1950). Notice he managed to live 94 years and was fit as a butcher’s dog until his last day (can you believe he fell out of a tree while pruning it?)
How right Shaw was. By the time we start to understand the secrets of a good life, our looks have started to decay. At the point when we should be at our wisest, most vibrant and sexiest, our energies are fading. Kids don’t know what they have, and while we watch them squandering it, we can only sigh!
But we have started an anti-aging revolution. When I went through medical school, medical scientists insisted aging was a process nobody could do anything about it, believing life expectancy was fixed at birth. What baloney!
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State Action Alert 3-12-2012

Say NO to Additional Reductions to In-Home Supportive Services

On Thursday, March 15th the Senate Budget Committee will consider the Governor’s proposal to eliminate the In-Home Supportive Services Domestic & Related Services benefit for those living in the same household as their caregiver.
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LONG TERM CARE – WHAT IS IT AND WHY DO I CARE AT MY AGE?

Most people look at Long Term Care as something that they may need to worry about in the way, way distant future. But the fact is that approx. 40% of people who are currently receiving LTC are between the ages of 18 to 65.

These are working age people who have suffered brain injuries, mental conditions, MS, MD, Aids, and early onset dementia cause by Alzheimer’s disease.

So, the question becomes, “when do I need to think about this issue”, the answer is, TODAY.
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