Posted on 24 May 2023. Tags: advise, caregivers, Elder Care, family
It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time. Her 80-year-old mother, Harriet Burkel, had fallen at her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, fractured her pelvis, and gone to a rehabilitation center to recover.
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Posted in Family Care
Posted on 14 April 2023. Tags: advise, apps, Garden, gardening, tech
The latest crop of gardening apps and cellphone features may surprise you with their expert garden-planning and planting advice, pest and disease troubleshooting, instant plant and insect identification, and even integrated artificial intelligence and augmented reality.
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Posted in Outdoor Living
Posted on 19 May 2022. Tags: advise, aging, attitude, intuition, life lessons, sixties
Have you ever reached a certain age and can’t believe you’re there? It seems like yesterday you’re young and dewy-eyed and in no time at all, you’re in the “seventh inning stretch.”
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Posted in Laurie's Scribbles, Lifestyle
Posted on 06 January 2021. Tags: 2021, advise, Budget, Health, Investment, money, personal finance, retirement
After the train wreck that was 2020, you may well question whether it’s worth trying to plan anything. But knocking off a few financial tasks early in the year can better prepare you for whatever 2021 has in store.
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Posted in Your Money
Posted on 27 November 2020. Tags: advise, aging, enrollment, Health, Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, options
If you’ve been watching TV lately, you may have seen actor Danny Glover or Joe Namath, the 77-year-old NFL legend, urging you to call an 800 number to get fabulous extra benefits from Medicare.
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Posted in Health, Your Money
Posted on 24 January 2020. Tags: advise, aging, caregiver, caregivers, Elder Care, elderly
Nearly 20 million Americans are unpaid, usually in-family caregivers for adults over 64.
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Posted in Family Care, Features