by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | May 4, 2021 | Aging, Sentinel Articles
As we turn the calendar to May and highlight “Older Americans Month,” older adults in our society continue to battle the stigma of ageism. On my husband’s 30th birthday, I threw him a surprise party complete with decorations containing that familiar saying, “Over the...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Feb 24, 2021 | Aging, Sentinel Articles
Are pets and older adults a good match? The answer depends on whom you ask. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that 50 percent of U.S. households have at least one dog and 34 percent have at least one cat. The American Pet Products Association reports...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Jan 15, 2021 | Aging, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
How strong is your hope for 2021? How about for your twilight years? As we discussed last week https://keystoneelderlaw.com/nourishing-hope-for-2021-and-beyond/, hope is more than just wishful thinking. Hope for your future involves having a vision, feeling...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Dec 14, 2020 | Aging, Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
Holiday season is often a time when out-of-town children visit their parents for the first time in a while and notice that one of their parents has declined since they last saw them, and caregiving stress is improving. COVID-19 has made traveling more difficult for...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Sep 9, 2020 | Aging, Sentinel Articles
I have a Stone Soup comic (https://www.stonesoupcartoons.com/) posted by my desk. In this two block strip, two older men are sitting on a park bench. One of the men states “They sat me down and said, ‘Pops, we need to talk about aging in place.’ ” In the...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Aug 10, 2020 | Aging, Finances, Sentinel Articles
Get What’s Yours, was published on February 17, 2015, and explained how to exploit the “file and suspend” provisions of Social Security. We wrote about that here in November 2015. Congress changed Social Security late in 2015 to close the loopholes...
