Q. I read in the Washington Post that a quarter of a million baby boomers in the U.S. are estimated by the government to be homeless. That seems like a lot of seniors who don’t have a place to live and likely can’t afford food to … [Read more...]
Baby Boomers Face Spike in Homelessness — How to Prepare so it Never Happens to You!
June 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Critter Corner: New Study Shows 80% of Seniors Can’t Afford Two Years of Long-Term Care
June 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Dear Angel, I just read that today’s 65-year-old can expect to live at least another 20 years, according to the Social Security Administration! That kind of longevity is definitely a blessing, but given what everything costs … [Read more...]
How Certain Types of Dementia Can Unleash a Person’s Creativity
May 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Arthur (Art) Lee suffers from Lewy body dementia (LBD). Words often fail him and his arms and hands often experience uncontrollable tremors. But somehow, he still paints incredible oil paintings. Whether a portrait, a landscape, … [Read more...]
When Cognitive Decline Changes People, Should We Respect Their New Desires?
May 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Q. I read a fascinating piece in The New York Times Magazine recently about a woman named Diane Norelius, who had dementia. As her cognitive decline began to alter who she was, her adult daughters and her boyfriend wound up in a … [Read more...]
Critter Corner: Why Do Some Individuals Have the Capacity to Maintain Thinking and Cognitive Abilities in the Presence of More Advanced Dementia?
May 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Dear Raider, I recently read about Diane Norelius in The New York Times Magazine. She was a woman with advancing dementia who was able to mask the severity of her condition pretty well by how coherent and well-spoken she was, … [Read more...]
Can You Opt for Hospice Care Even if You Are Not Dying?
May 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Erica Manfred, 80, suffers from lung cancer and COPD. She lives alone, about 1,500 miles away from her only living relative – her daughter. Her friends are all older too, and have their own health concerns, so it would be a last … [Read more...]
Is It Possible to Be Resistant to Dementia?
May 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
A unique quirk of DNA protected a Colombian man from developing a hereditary form of dementia for two decades. Researchers, who studied his brain after he died, have discovered that this type of dementia may go way back in the … [Read more...]
