Successful Aging in Place Doesn’t Just Happen – Instead, It Requires Careful Planning Plus Adequate Budgeting
The topic of aging in place is on just about everyone’s mind these days, and for good reason. For most retirees, living out their “golden years” in the home they know and love seems to be the best choice, in terms of finances and health. While aging in place isn’t...
How Men Adapt to Being Solo Agers: 3 Steps to Take to Stay Connected, Be Prepared, and Fight Off Loneliness
According to a 2020 study by Pew Research, Americans age 60 and older are far more likely than their worldwide counterparts to live alone. In the U.S., 27 percent of people 60 and older are living solo, compared with an average of just 16 percent worldwide. Based on...
MarketWatch Article Says Picking the Right Financial Adviser is the Most Crucial Retirement Decision – but Is It?
Every few weeks or so here at AgingOptions, we come across articles that promise to reveal the True Secrets of Retirement Success. This one, which we just found a few weeks ago at MarketWatch, is no exception. According to MarketWatch contributor Mark Hulbert, the single...
If a Holiday Visit Shows that an Aging Loved One Needs Help, it May be Time to Call a Home Care Agency
During the holiday season, you may find yourself making a long-postponed visit to see an aging parent or loved one. If it’s been a while since you last spent time together, you may be in for a surprise: the long months of isolation triggered by the COVID pandemic, combined...
Jim Miller, “Savvy Senior” Columnist, Tells a Reader How to Choose a Quality Nursing Home During a Pandemic
We frequently find ourselves checking out a website called the Savvy Senior for news articles and other helpful tidbits aimed at retirees and their families. The creator of that site, Jim Miller, is a senior advocate and also a newspaper columnist who answers readers’...
Groundbreaking Research from University of Washington Links Cataract Surgery with Lower Risk of Dementia
Despite the advances made in the last hundred years in the area of neuroscience, the human brain still contains vast mysteries that scientists and doctors work on solving every day. One recent study at the University of Washington uncovered a possible—and surprising—link...
Seniors Beware: The FBI Says These Are the Biggest Online Scams. Here’s How to Protect Yourself, and Where to Get Help
Few things can put a damper on your holiday joy faster than finding out you’ve been scammed, and scam artists know it. Criminals are particularly busy during this season, according to the FBI, and they have a whole toolbox of online scams they can use to take your money,...
With Car Insurance Rates on the Rise, Here Are Several Ways Retirees Can Potentially Trim Their Premiums
As we’re all well aware by now, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still rippling throughout much of daily life, often stifling the push for things to get back to normal. But in some cases, “normalcy” is making a comeback. As the pandemic caused policy-holders to drive...
Before You Say “Yes” to Being an Executor, Here Are Some Reasons Why You Might Want to Think Twice
When someone asks you to serve as executor of their estate, your first response may be to feel honored. After all, being chosen an executor – the person responsible to make sure the terms of an estate are carried out in accordance with the decedent’s wishes – signifies that...
Medical Experts Say Adults 50+ Should Get the Shingles Vaccine Soon – and This is the Only Shingles Shot Currently Approved
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in three Americans develops shingles in their lifetime. Every year this common yet painful disease inflicts around a million people in the U.S. alone. Thankfully, there is a highly-effective vaccine...
