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December 17, 2014

Making a List, Checking It Twice

As the year begins to wind down, it’s common to spend some time reflecting upon key events of the last twelve months. We think about the good and the bad and all the stuff in between and we look forward, with some combination of anticipation and trepidation, to starting again with a whole new set […]

Topics: / Advance Directives, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Power of Attorney / end-of-year updates, financial housekeeping, important papers, resolutions

November 13, 2014

Pushing Up Daisies

Pushing up daisies. Taking the dirt nap. Meeting one’s maker. Kicking the bucket. Giving up the ghost. We have lots of creative ways of avoiding the real word, but at some point, all of us will do it. I’m talking about death. When it happens to an older person, it’s generally more expected and accepted, […]

Topics: / Advance Directives, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, End-of-Life / aid in dying, Brittany Maynard, death and dying, End-of-Life

October 30, 2014

Give and Take

Lots of important financial announcements came down from the government this week that should be of interest to retirees and those looking to retire in the near future. As usual with Washington, there’s some good news and some bad news. Here’s a quick look… For those who are still working and can contribute to some […]

Topics: / Aging Issues, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, Medicare, Retirement, Social Security / 401(k), 403(b), 50+catch-up, chained CPI, COLAs, CPI-E, CPI-W, donut hole, IRAs, Medicare, Social Security

September 16, 2014

The Devil Is in the Details

Sometimes the ideas that resonate most for you on a particular subject come from unexpected sources. Consider this quote from renowned pop artist Andy Warhol: “Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone’s got to take care of all your details.” I’m not sure exactly which details Andy was […]

Topics: / Advance Directives, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, End-of-Life, Estate Planning, Guardianship / cremation, end-of-life planning, funeral agent, funerals, wills

August 27, 2014

A Crucial Decade

My 60th birthday is rapidly approaching. Yikes! On most every day, I feel much younger than my mental image of a 60-year-old, but the calendar tells the truth. My birth year of 1954 places me squarely in the middle of the Baby Boomer generation, defined as those born between 1945 and 1964. That placement resulted […]

Topics: / Baby Boomers, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, Financial Planning, Positve Aging, Retirement / Baby Boomers, Financial Planning, Medicare, positive aging, retirement decisions, retirement lifestyle, Social Security

August 7, 2014

Half Empty or Half Full?

Is the average Baby Boomer retiree’s glass half empty or half full? After several years of nothing but gloom and doom scenarios and projections for boomer retirees, there is finally some good news to report…maybe. A  recent survey conducted by Baltimore-based investment management firm T. Rowe Price concluded that many newly-minted retirees are finding that […]

Topics: / Baby Boomers, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, Financial Planning, Positve Aging, Retirement / Baby Boomers, Financial Planning, positive aging, retiree satisfaction, retirement income, retirement lifestyle

July 24, 2014

Live Long and Prosper

Star Trek fans (especially those of the original TV series that began in 1966) can picture it clearly; the stony-faced, somber man with the oddly pointed ears greeting a fellow crew member with a distinct hand gesture and the phrase, “Live long and prosper.” It seems like a nice sentiment, but, for those of us […]

Topics: / Aging Issues, Baby Boomers, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, End-of-Life, Positve Aging / Baby Boomers, positive aging, well-being

July 8, 2014

To Claim or Not To Claim

To claim or not to claim – that is the question. Is it better to postpone collecting your Social Security benefits until you are 66 or possibly 70, or is it better to take the money and run at age 62, the earliest possible moment it is offered? Certainly, popular opinion seems to favor the […]

Topics: / Baby Boomers, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, Financial Planning, Retirement, Social Security / Financial Planning, retirement decisions, retirement lifestyle, Social Security

June 16, 2014

Your Next Move

If you spend any amount of time hanging out with pre-retirees (and why wouldn’t you – they’re such an interesting group), the conversation will inevitably come around to a discussion about the best places to retire. That topic will come up right after they’ve finished grousing about their knee replacement doctor and comparing notes on […]

Topics: / Baby Boomers, Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, Housing options, Intentional Communities, Retirement / cost-of-living, Housing options, retirement decisions, retirement lifestyle

June 3, 2014

On the Bright Side

Last week I received an email announcement containing a link to a video segment produced by ABC’s New York affiliate Channel 4. In it, reporter Pat Battle interviewed the residents and staff at a local residential care facility called Bright Side Manor. This piqued my interest for a couple of reasons. The first reason, strictly […]

Topics: / Blog, ELDERLIFE Blog, Housing options, Long Term Care / eldercare costs, long term care, Medicaid, residential facilities

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