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As the U.S. population continues to age rapidly, an increasing number of families are facing complex senior care decisions. Navigating the modern health care system can leave adult children and relatives feeling completely overwhelmed. Many family members find themselves desperately searching for professional guidance to help them identify the right resources and make...

Is Medicaid a one-size-fits-all answer to the problem of costly long-term care? Clearly, if you’ve been listening to AgingOptions radio, you know the answer. Medicaid is a vital component of America’s delivery of long-term care services to seniors, but it clearly isn’t designed for everyone.

Here at AgingOptions, we have spoken and written a great deal over ...

As we often note here on the Blog, family caregivers are the unsung heroes in our nation’s healthcare system. Firm statistics may be hard to come by, but data suggests that there are at least 48 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S., with about half that number caring for older adults in a residential setting. The annual value of their labor totals about $600 billion....

Here in the U.S., our culture deeply admires the person who can do it all without complaining. One of our favorite cultural icons is the individual who stands alone, rises to the occasion, and never asks for help.

While that go-it-alone mentality might work in the movies, real life presents a much harsher reality. Operating with a solitary mindset is a suref...

What are the worst money mistakes a person can make? If we thought about it, most of us could come up with a list of several bad financial moves – investing money on a risky hunch, or buying something you don’t understand (cryptocurrency, for example), or counting on lottery winnings to fund your retirement.

But what if something many of us treat as an aspir...