Elder Abuse Elder Abuse takes on many forms. Self-neglect, physical and sexual, financial. Would you know the signs of abuse when visiting mom or dad? Learn what to look for and what to do should your loved one be the victim. As part of our caregiver summit, Sue Susskind walks...
Caregiving
Guardianship – What You Don’t Know Will Scare You – Smilecast 133
Guardianship – What You Don’t Know Will Scare You I had the pleasure of interviewing Catherine Falk for our Caregiver Smile Summit. Even with advance directives and powers of attorney you may not be protected. Just ask Catherine Falk, daughter of Peter Falk (Columbo). She’ll cover a topic most of...
Senior Scams and Frauds – What’s the Latest and How to Avoid – Smilecast 132
Senior Scams and Frauds – What’s the Latest and How to Avoid Here is another installment from our Caregiver Smile Summit. See how you can avoid senior scams and frauds. You know the kind – the fake IRS agent on the phone, the Nigerian sweepstakes winner. There are so many scams...
Retirement Income Planning from an Economist’s Viewpoint – Smilecast 131
Retirement Income Planning from an Economist’s Viewpoint Here is my interview with Mike Seibert from the Caregiver Smile Summit. There are so many competing interests trying to tell us what to do with our money – from your 401(k) broker to the media to your brother-in-law Phil. Mike is decidedly...
Estate Planning and More – Interview w Wendy Witt – Smilecast 130
You Don’t Have to Own an Estate to Do Estate Planning! Wendy Witt, founder of AMillionFamilies.org, is one of my guests on the Caregiver Smile Summit. She is an Attorney and her social enterprise is focused on protecting a million families with responsible planning. She has mentored over 8,000 elder...
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVER – Smilecast 124
The Challenges of Being a Long-Distance Caregiver (from Sixty and Me) I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Amy Goyer, family caregiver expert for AARP, as part of our virtual Caregiver Smile Summit. We spoke about caregiving and being a long distance caregiver. Amy has been a caregiver for her...
Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers – Smilecast 121
Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers – Coordinating and Managing Finances for Loved Ones, and Spending $190 Billion on Them Annually A Merrill Lynch study, conducted in partnership with Age Wave, finds that the 40 million1 family caregivers in the U.S. spend $190 billion per year on their adult...
FINDING PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER – Smilecast 120
FINDING PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER Being a family caregiver can be both a full-time job and life’s sole purpose during its duration. One thing is certain, though: The cycle of life continues, and loved ones die. What then? How do you cope with the void? How...
Long Distance Caregiving – From Charlotte Today – Podcast 118
Long Distance Caregiving Research indicates that long distance caregiving actually costs more money. Travel expenses, paying for in-home caregivers, etc. attribute to some of those. I’m well acquainted with the latter reason. When my mom lived in Florida, and before she moved to North Carolina to be with me, my wife...
Poor Sleep and Alzheimer’s Implications-Smilecast 115
Poor Sleep May Be Early Sign of Alzheimer’s Poor sleep may be a sign that people who are otherwise healthy may be more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life than people who do not have sleep problems, according to a study published in Neurology®, the medical journal...