Advance Directives: Why Do I Need Them?
If you are 18 years old or older, you need advance directives. Having advance directives is one of the most adult-like things any adult can do. It is adulting at the highest level.
But why?
Aging Parents: Who Pays for That?
As Baby Boomers inch ever closer to old, old age, conversations about declining health and nursing home costs in Florida are becoming the norm among adult children. Eventually, these talks turn to concerns about who will pay the bills. If your parents aren’t wealthy (the millionaire kind of wealthy), early intervention is a necessity to understand filial responsibility laws and how they may affect your family.
Assisted Living: History of Senior Living
Long before the emergence of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, families have been taking care of loved ones regardless of cost, convenience, or care needs. In the so-called simpler times, seniors moved in with adult children and grandchildren gave up time, attention, and personal space to dote on their elders during the final years of life. As time marched on, families began to move to various locations to raise their families and make a living, separating seniors from their adult children and grandchildren. This changed the delivery of senior care with impacts still evolving today.