Health and Wellness

1. Long Term Care: Paying for LTC Insurance

   Kerry Peabody, LTC Insurance Specialist So, we’ve talked about how expensive long term care can be. It’s not cheap. How do people pay for it? Basically, there are three ways to do this: Your money, government money, … Continue

2. Helping Adult Siblings Overcome Family Conflict: the 50-50 Rule

   When my older brother wouldn’t visit my dad during his last few weeks at the Veterans Home in South Paris, I was angry. I had to make the trip from Freeport to South Paris more frequently, because … Continue

3. Memory Loss: Middle Age Risks

   It’s not just the risk of heart attack that should keep middle age adults on their toes about their blood pressure and cholesterol scores: a new study has shown that hypertension and high cholesterol leads to memory … Continue

4. Long Term Care Insurance: Investing Instead? A Case Study

   “I think I’ll just invest the money ever year, instead of spending it on long term care insurance. That way, I’ll have enough money to pay for care myself.” by Kerry Peabody Often, a client sees the … Continue

5. Critical Conversations with Aging Parents: Start Now

   Gail Sheehy, author of many books concerning the transitions we all make over our lives, and the universal problems, challenges and opportunities involved with those passage, recently wrote an article for USA Today on having critical conversations … Continue

6. Conversations with Parents: Start Now

   Gail Sheehy, author of many books concerning the transitions we all make over our lives, and the universal problems, challenges and opportunities involved with those passage, recently wrote an article for USA Today on having critical conversations … Continue

7. Living Situations for Aging Parents

   Person of the Week: Caregivers Allow for Dignified Living Situations for Aging Parents Check out this relevant article and video clip, from ABC News’ series Families on the Brink “What to do about Mom and Dad?” about … Continue