According to reports, Social Security won’t increase and even could see a net decrease for 2010.  This may affect grandparents and those parenting parents.  Will this also affect those receiving Social Security for disabilities and as single parents?
This could be a challenge for those who are helping parents manage their money and for caregivers who take care of finances for Alzheimer’s parents, as I did for my mom.  If the Social Security check isn’t so large that goes to a nursing home or assisted living facility, will family have to make up the difference?  If the person is on supplemental …read more

Wow, is she ever. Her voice is gone. She can manage a squeak, clear her throat and sort of squawk-rattle out something. For the most part though, nothing. We have had this illness in our house for over a month, just working its way through everyone again and again. Nasty stuff.
The big problem is that our local clinic is closing down. This may not sound like much, but for my mother, change is never good. She was just getting used to(i.e. trusting) the local nurse practitioner, when she left. Now that she is gone, the other shoe to fall is …read more