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Medicare Open Enrollment Updates for 2025

For those enrolled in Medicare, you will soon have the opportunity to make changes to your health and prescription drug coverage. Medicare’s Fall Open Enrollment begins on October 15 and lasts through December 7, 2024. During … [Read more...]

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Critter Corner: How Does the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model Help Dementia Patients and Caregivers?

Dear Kiwi and Mango, I heard somewhere that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the GUIDE Model for people with dementia and their caregivers? What is this all about? Thanks for your … [Read more...]

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Can Caring for a Loved One Be Harmful?

I met with an adult child of a client earlier this week. When the family first came to me about a year ago, the wife had late-stage Parkinson’s and the husband had been her primary caregiver for many years. The husband was clearly … [Read more...]

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Critter Corner: New Dementia Resource for Caregivers Now Available

Dear Raider, I recently learned that my mother has dementia and she will be moving in with my family soon. I’m pretty new at this. Are there any helpful online resources available to assist with caring for a loved one with … [Read more...]

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What Are the Rules for Taking Money Out of Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts?

Many of us think of retirement as part of the natural order of things. Not long ago, this meant working until you’re about the age of 65, then living off a pension and Social Security benefits. Now, pensions have become less … [Read more...]

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Critter Corner: What Are Some Considerations for Retiring Alone?   

Dear Angel,            I am currently single and loving it and will be retiring in the next few years. Do you have any tips or considerations for those who are retiring solo? Thanks for your help! Alona … [Read more...]

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18 Things to Do When Your Child with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability Turns 18

Turning 18 is a milestone that comes with legal implications, including new rights and responsibilities. If you are the parent or guardian of an intellectually or developmentally disabled young adult, how do you guide your loved … [Read more...]

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