by External Article | Dec 27, 2020 | Care Work Library, Finances, Long Term Caregiving |
Dear Moneyist, My mother’s sister is using my mother’s Social Security Number to avoid having to pay the Internal Revenue Service back taxes she owes. My aunt owes the IRS a bunch of money and believes the IRS would take it if it were in her name. She is currently...
by External Article | Jul 25, 2020 | Care Work Library, Finances |
Supplemental Security Income — a cash assistance program whose beneficiaries also get Medicaid coverage — sharply limits the income and assets of those who receive it. Today, over eight million people receive S.S.I. benefits (not to be confused with Social Security...
by External Article | Jul 16, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Planning |
I’ve shared before that my dad is disabled, and retired early in his 40s as a result of that. Though the actual average retirement age remains right around 62, most people nearing retirement say that they plan to work much longer than that. For those who actually have...
by Cori Carl | Mar 22, 2017 | After Caregiving, Caregiver Burnout, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Caring for a Relative, Finances, Long Term Caregiving, Planning, Working Family Caregivers |
Things have changed a lot in the US during my grandmother’s lifetime. My grandmother retired before I was born. Usually the people I remember as having been “old” during my childhood turn out to have been slightly older than I am now. Not so with my...
by Nicole Fallon Carney | Feb 20, 2015 | Caregiver News |
I was inspired to focus my senior thesis on caregiving because my grandmother lived with Alzheimer’s Disease for nine years, and my mother was her primary caregiver. She lived with me throughout most of my life, as my mom was a single mother, and my grandmother cared...
by Sarah Kim | Feb 19, 2015 | Outside Resources |
The Caregiver Space is here to support caregivers, but we’re not the only organization that’s here to help! Here are resources our community has found helpful. Please note that this isn’t an official endorsement and we’re not affiliated with... by Cori Carl | Dec 12, 2014 | Caregiver News |
Here’s what I found most interesting in the news this week. Feel free to share your thoughts and articles you think should be included in the comments. House approves new savings accounts for people with disabilities The Hill | Christina Marcos | 3 December 2014 The...
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