Do you have a plan for your long-term care when you become a senior? When the time comes and it finally becomes harder for you to perform daily activities on your own, it is important to know what you want to do. Will you move in with children or other relatives? Hire a caregiver to come to your home? Move to an assisted living facility? Go it alone for as long as possible? Whatever your decision it is important to understand the full physical, financial, and emotional impact on yourself and your loved ones.
On a hot summer day, when you’d do anything to cool down just a bit, does it really matter if you know what soft serve ice cream flavor you are getting up front—chocolate, vanilla, or twist? Similarly, when planning for long term care, it’s important not to get overwhelmed with the exact details of the policy from the get-go.
Watching television on Friday in the early 1970s, chances are the set was tuned to Love, American Style. The romantic comedy series featured some (then fresh) faces such as Diana Keaton, Albert Brooks, Karen Valentine, Harrison Ford, and Sally Struthers.
It’s almost as if Dickens’ Ghost of Christmas Future is whispering in your ear as you consider New Year’s Resolutions. That is, if you’ve resolved to take care of outstanding pesky legal and financial tasks.
It’s a busy time of year. Squirrels are squirreling away the last acorns in their winter stash. Birds are hurriedly winging it to their winter climes. Bakeries are taking orders for goodies. Grandparents are shopping and double-checking they’ve got every grandchild taken into account.
Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King (then age 29) soundly beat self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs (then age 55) in an event dubbed the Battle of the Sexes.