By Jill Brightman Buying a home can be the most expensive and life-altering purchase we will ever make. It is where we plant our roots, grow our families, try our hand at home improvement tasks, decorate and re-decorate again to our tastes, and mostly, it’s where we make cherished memories.…
There is a compassionate and hard-working army of heroes working in our midst, and they are not being fairly compensated for the critical work that they do. We’re talking about home care workers. These people—mainly women, many of whom are immigrants—fill a vital role in helping care for our aging…
“Promise me you won’t ever put me in a nursing home.” Our parents would make us sign in blood if they could. Fear of losing their independence and way of life is a tremendous concern among Connecticut seniors. And, in today’s COVID-19 environment – knowing how the virus can easily…
If you’re a caregiver, you need some time for yourself. Away from the juggling of your family’s needs, medical appointments, and responsibilities of work. You need respite care. Respite care is substitute care given to your loved one so you can take a break and get some relief from the…
You did well financially, and when the time came to move to assisted living you never considered the possibility that you might run out of money. But you didn’t expect to live this long! And now that you need more help, it’s even more expensive to live. What do you…
Independent Living. Assisted Living. Nursing Home. What do these terms mean? How are they different from each other? And which one is right for you? Take a look here to learn what each one is all about. Independent Living Maybe you’re starting to think that a little more help would…
If you employ a home care worker either for yourself or to help care for a family member, you understand first hand just how vital their services are to maintaining quality of life. The value of these hard-working professionals is hard to measure in only dollars and cents, but ensuring…
Dementia, whether caused by Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s or some other disease, creates a very particular and emotionally fraught set of challenges for both patients and caregivers. When you’re navigating your way through this heartbreaking landscape of gradual memory loss, impaired reasoning, and personality changes, you need all the support you…