Did you see Michelle Singletary’s column this weekend in the Boston Globe? I like her column, The Color of Money. She writes in a straight-forward, honest manner, with guidance targeted at “regular folks” like myself.
This weekend she wrote about essentially being thrown into the deep end of the...
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This Made Me Laugh
Talking to a client this afternoon, and he mentions that he is attending an annual get-together tonight with some friends. The way he describes it: "A bunch of old men getting together and telling lies." I love it!!
The Move to Assisted Living – Things are Great
My grandmother is doing so well at her new assisted living residence. About a week after she moved in, she started to become unhappy. But then she sat down with the director and told her that she was bored. And here is something you don't see too often - the director listened and...
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Sometimes the Best Thing is to Do Nothing at All
Clients came in a few months ago explaining that several years back, the mother had deeded her house into a trust and now she wanted to make a change to the trust. I said that I would review the trust to be sure that such a change would be permitted and would advise them...
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Veterans Fair This Saturday in Hull
Come out to beautiful Hull this Saturday for a Veterans Health and Wellness Fair. This is being put together by the Hull Board of Health and the Hull Veterans Council, and it is shaping up to be a great event.
There will be blood pressure checks, immunizations, even yoga and reiki! They will also have...
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Our Move to the ALF – Need to Work Out the Kinks
This post continues to chronicle my grandmother's move to assisted living last week. Her first two days were excellent, but by the evening of her third day, she had doubts. She doesn't like being in the memory wing - I can't blame her. She among the least impaired residents there, and she is spending...
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Today We Moved to an Assisted Living
Today I helped move my grandmother to assisted living. She's been living at home for years, going to a day program 6 days per week. The van would pick her up and bring her home. She has a fantastic home health aide Myrlene who would come in the morning to help get her ready...
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Acupuncture for Seniors – Ever Tried It?
Ever tried acupuncture? It took me years to work up the nerve to leave the comforts of the doctor's office experience I have always known and to explore this new territory - and am I glad I did! If you've never tried it, now is a great time.
Bob Thomson, Lic. Ac., practices in Hingham....
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South Shore Senior Population Set to Boom
Yesterday's South Section of the Boston Globe had a two-page story on the coming boom in the senior population. It's reassuring to read that senior centers are reexamining their goals and programming in light of the change in clientele. The biggest issues I see facing my clients are (1) bringing in the support...
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Single Elders Who Will Soon Need MassHealth Nursing Home: Act Fast to Set Aside a Cushion
To qualify for MassHealth to pay for nursing home care, a single elder can have only $2,000 in his name. A big problem with allowing such a small reserve fund is that MassHealth doesn't cover many needed services and medical items - like hearing aids, routine dental care, and eye glasses - and the...
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