Tag: aging in place

Trusted Help From a Daily Money Manager

If your elderly mom needs assistance with daily money matters, but you live three states away, where do you find the help she needs? For years the best I could offer in this situation was a referral to a bookkeeper. Now I know of a better option—a daily money manager....

Creating a Plan for Long-Term Care

Last week’s column concluded that, while long-term care insurance is unaffordable for most Americans, everyone needs a long-term health care plan. Knowing how long you may live is one of the first variables to consider in putting together such a plan. A number of...