Keystone Blog
Sharing an Inheritance With a Special Needs Trust
Over the years, we are increasingly seeing a problem occur where the parents of a person with special needs cared for and lived with that son or daughter for their entire life. What happens when mom and dad die? A lot of people do not have appropriate plans in place...
Consider the End of Life Conversation
Let’s talk about the process of dying, and especially your wishes for end-of-life care. Some people have already stopped reading. They believe that they are too busy living to talk about their end-of-life wishes. It would be great if we could delay “the conversation”...
Understanding Home Care Options
Last week, Karen Kaslow shared come excellent suggestions from local home care agencies about how to have a positive home care experience. This article intends to build on what was reported last week. In case you missed that article, you can find it here in the...
Tips for Successful Home Care
When older adults begin to need some assistance, we often encourage them to obtain help sooner rather later. While people like to stay “independent” as long as possible, often the strain of trying to keep up with taking care of a house and/or a loved one who needs...
Remain At Home With LIFE
The 2018 Winter Olympics ended recently, and every athlete who participated is to be commended for the years of effort which preceded their participation in the Games. These athletes set specific goals and developed detailed plans for a path to achieve their...
Aging as a Stereotype or Individual Masterpiece?
Recently, while perusing birthday greeting cards, I came across a number of cards which poked fun at growing older. One was illustrated with a cartoon of birthday candles chasing a worried looking man in a party hat, while others contained jokes about drooping body...
Ageism: Are You Prejudiced Against Yourself?
Do you practice sexism and racism? Your first response to this question may be a flash of anger or defensiveness. But stop and think for a minute. Whether we want to or not, consciously or subconsciously, we make snap judgements about other people every day. Two of...
Winter Warmth and Community
Whether you are bemoaning another six weeks of winter as predicted last Friday by Pennsylvania’s Punxsatawney Phil and Canada’s albino groundhog Wiarton Willie or celebrating the prognostications an early spring by Staten Island Chuck and Louisiana’s Pierre C....
Feeling SAD?
Have you noticed that a loved one seems to be behaving strangely? Have others suggested that you don’t seem to be in a pleasant mood? It is quite possible that such atypical behavior is related to the season of the year. The Mayo Clinic sums it up like this:...
Aging and the Passage of Time
As we entered the new year earlier this month, I remarked to a friend that the years seem to be passing by more quickly as I get older. Obviously, since time is measured in concrete intervals, every minute, hour, day, month, and year occur consistently (we won’t...
