We talk a lot about aging place here on the Blog, and for good reason: it’s the stated preference of nine out of ten seniors. As Rajiv Nagaich has often stated, living in a nursing home might be 100 percent safe, but the odds are you’ll be 500 percent miserable – and...
America’s family caregivers are frequently described as the “backbone” of our long-term care capacity. Yet even as their numbers rise dramatically, caregivers are facing a set of pressures – financial, emotional, and physical – that has placed our care system in grave...
Aging in place is usually considered as the ultimate goal of a successful retirement. For most seniors, that notion is probably accurate: too often, aging men and women are forced to move into institutional care against their will. As Rajiv Nagaich frequently points...
Are you newly retired and considering a move? Want to age in place but in a different home in a new city? Whether you’re drawn by better weather, lower costs, or proximity to kids and grandkids, plenty of your fellow Americans traditionally use their retirement as...
If you’re a Medicare Advantage beneficiary, there’s something coming soon to your mailbox – either by email or snail mail. It’s the Annual Notice of Change that your insurer sends you by September 30th each year. The purpose is so you can see how your plan will be...
October 15th marks the start of the Medicare open enrollment season – and if you’re starting to plan ahead, good for you. Moreover, whether you’re new to Medicare or are a returning “Medicare veteran,” we imagine you have plenty of questions. As you’ve no doubt...
