by External Article | Jan 31, 2020 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Finances, For Friends & Family |
“Gains in life expectancy don’t mean living more years disease-free,” says Brown, noting that many now spend old age managing chronic diseases like dementia, cancer and heart conditions. Beyond not having kin to help, loneliness in itself is a threat: Stronger social... 
by Larry Meigs | Sep 18, 2018 | Housing |
If aging in place is important to you, it pays to plan ahead for in-home care. That’s particularly true for individuals at risk of becoming “elder orphans,” defined as seniors without spouses or children to care for them as they age. Without the safety net of family... 
by Kaiser Health News | Feb 9, 2017 | Caregiver News |
Phyllis Krantzman knows what she should do, but like many of her peers, the 71-year-old doesn’t know how to approach a casual acquaintance to ask who will take care of her when she needs it most. Krantzman, of Austin, Texas, is among a growing number of seniors who... 
by Michelle Daly | May 31, 2015 | Caregiver Stories |
As I was waiting for a bus in the outer-edges of Brooklyn, a particularly fragrant homeless man steered his wheelchair aggressively into the crowd. The crowd parted like the Red Sea, only to realize he was staking his claim to be first on the bus. There was a moment... 
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