When Families Get Overwhelmed
WHEN seniors and their families discover the senior needs services related to health and a living situation, where can they turn? More specifically, what is the best starting point to begin the search for appropriate resources and solutions?The easy answer is to contact one of the many service providers; information, referral and assistance programs; or [...]
Continue ReadingHome Care and Assisted Living Costs Rise
Older Americans in need of care face sharp spikes in the cost of increasingly popular assisted living quarters and home health aides, according to a study. The average price tag for a private one-bedroom unit in an assisted living facility rose 7 percent in 2006 to about $33,000 per year, compared with a 5 percent [...]
Continue ReadingSeniors Often Targeted During Holidays
“Seniors are generally considered to be a little more vulnerable,” said Scott Mecham, president of the Better Business Bureau serving southwest Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. “For one thing, they’re home, and that makes them easier to find.” “Any personal financial information should be kept quiet,” he said. Scam artists will come up with a [...]
Continue ReadingNew Illinois Law Protects Seniors at Nursing Homes
CHICAGO Senior citizens often fall victims to crimes, but lawmakers say is enough is enough and have created a new law to establish nursing home protections. It is with a heavy heart that Ellie Monty strolls through Daley Plaza. It’s nearing time now, after caring for her 95-year-old father for 13 years, to place him [...]
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