28 Jan 2018
0 Commentsthe home care hiring dilemma
You visited mom over the holidays and you both agreed it was time to hire a home health aide to help care for her. More
caregiving and aging parents
21 Jan 2018
0 Commentsthe language of long term care
So many terms… nursing homes, home care agencies, companion care, day care, assistive technology,More
6 Jan 2018
0 Commentsqualifying for medicaid with pooled income trusts
Many people think they cannot qualify for long-term home care (including home health aides) paid for by Community Medicaid More
10 Dec 2017
0 Comments7 ways to prevent financial elder abuse
It seems barely a week goes by that I don’t hear a story about theft of assets from seniors. While forensic accounting More
13 Nov 2017
0 Commentshome for the holidays
The word “holidays” can trigger any number of reactions from people – joy, dismay, excitement, dread. You name it, More
6 Nov 2017
0 Commentsassisted living choices
When an unexpected crisis occurs, seniors and their families often have to make life-changing choices with split second decisions. Circumstances such asMore
9 Oct 2017
0 Commentscan a person with cognitive impairment sign legal docs?
When someone begins to exhibit signs of Alzheimer’s or dementia – or perhaps even has a diagnosis of some type of cognitive impairment, they often More
2 Oct 2017
0 Comments5 things i wish i told my dad
In 2014, my father was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia which is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. Little did my family know More
11 Sep 2017
0 Commentsan innovative day program
Dawn Meyerski, Executive Director of the Mount Kisco Child Care Center, still recalls the day when one of the 4 year olds at the center asked ‘Grandpa’ to help him More
24 Jul 2017
0 Commentsthe ken hamilton caregivers center
When Marian Hamilton’s husband Ken was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2002, she was immediately thrust into the role of caregiver. Before passing away two More
10 Jul 2017
0 Commentspaying for long term care
“My loved one needs long term care but can’t qualify for Medicaid…..”
I hear this time and time again. However, more often than not, caregivers do not have accurate information. As a result, they either exhaust their own time and/or More
19 May 2017
0 Commentsbehind the wheel
When Keith Bronnitt, a Scarsdale resident, travelled to England to visit his parents, he’d take the train from Gatwick Airport to his parents’ town, where his father More
7 May 2017
0 Commentsour first snowstorm
My mother, Jean Lane Taylor, was so many things to me: best friend, confidante, and cheerleader. After my dad’s death, our household consisted of just the two of us. More
25 Mar 2018
0 Commentsthe medicaid application
Created in 1965, the Medicaid program was designed to provide health coverage for low-income people. While the federalMore