A generation seems to be waking up to the concept that they are likely to need to care for a spouse or a family member, and they’re taking it seriously. A study from Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement reported that 90% of baby boomers surveyed understand that they…
No one plans to be elderly and alone, but if you are single and either have no immediate family members or are not close with your family, you need a game plan, if you need long term care of any kind. If you are married, or are close with your…
“Solo agers or Elder Orphans face unique challenges, as their needs begin to change.” Did you know that a study from the Pew Research Center says about 20% of the 75 million baby boomers don’t have children—a figure that’s double what it was in the 1970s and one that’s expected…
Not having a spouse makes it more important for singles to plan to protect themselves from a legal and financial standpoint. Everyone should have a plan in place for incapacity, affirms fox5atlanta.com in a recent article, “Estate, emergency planning for single people.” This is especially true for singles. While married…