A friend recently had spine surgery that took 5+ hours. After regaining consciousness, she found herself in the recovery unit…for the next 26 hours! Groggy from the anesthetic and not knowing whom to talk to, she languished there until a… [Read More]
Don’t Have a Health Care Advocate? Better get one!
Take Retirement Plan Distributions by December 31
Taxpayers born before July 1, 1949, generally must receive payments from their individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans by December 31. Known as required minimum distributions (RMDs), typically these distributions must be made by the end of the… [Read More]
Advocacy – For Better Health Outcomes
What is advocacy? Advocacy is defined as the act or process of supporting a cause. Advocacy is lending a voice to someone or something that is important to you. I believe the first cause we should believe in and support… [Read More]
The Sandwich Generation
Do you find yourself torn between caring for your children while wondering how you are going to help your parents through the crises they may be experiencing? I see this every day in my community and it makes you part… [Read More]
Understand Your Medicare Costs
One of the things that I tell people all the time is that Medicare is not free! Although Medicare can be a huge help when it comes to paying for medical bills, you may still have to pay for a… [Read More]
Can you protect your parents from scammers?
Why, a client asked me, are seniors targeted by scammers? She found this personally offensive. I had a difficult time looking her in the eye and telling her the answer: because as people age, they lose their ability to detect… [Read More]