by Twyla Sketchley | Apr 17, 2014 | Caregivers
In April, we focus on the pay disparity between men and women through Equal Pay Day. Payment affects every aspect of a women’s retirement, estate assets, and ability to pay for long term care. Discrimination in a woman’s rate of pay, possibility for...
by Twyla Sketchley | Apr 3, 2014 | Caregivers
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that it costs, on average, $241,080 to raise a child from birth to age 18, or $13,393.00 a year. For many grandparents, fixed income due to retirement cannot sustain a family that includes a child or...
by Twyla Sketchley | Mar 21, 2014 | Caregivers
More and more families today are combining households to provide care and support for aging parents. Aging parents often move in with an adult child and that child’s family later in life when they need care or financial support. Often these moves are done in crisis...
by Twyla Sketchley | Mar 5, 2014 | Caregivers
The Florida Attorney General’s (AG) Office settled a case involving unauthorized charges to telephone land lines (home telephone) bills by CenturyLink. More than 1,200 individuals ages 80-99 were victimized in Florida. In many instances, consumers may not even...
by Twyla Sketchley | Feb 6, 2014 | Caregivers
Many families have a loved one that resides in a long term care facility such as a nursing home or an assisted living facility. When a loved on resides in a long term care facility, family members should visit often and unannounced. When visiting, family members...
by Twyla Sketchley | Jan 23, 2014 | Caregivers
If you are a caregiver, you know how time consuming and stressful it can be to conduct business on behalf of your loved one. Business entities and government agencies repeatedly ask for documentation you already submitted. You seem to get requests for information...
