Are you gearing up to review your aging parent or friends’ finances? Have you already started and are feeling stressed about how to communicate with your loved one about what may need to happen? We can help! Natalie Krusz, Senior Financial Case Manager at The Senior Source, matches skilled volunteers, called Money Management Volunteers, with […]
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“Powdered Butt Syndrome” is a term describing older adult parents whose adult children give them good advice, but the parents reject it due to thinking, ‘I powdered your butt when you were a baby, so what makes you think you can tell me something I don’t already know?’ Despite the term being comical, it can result
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Written By Kasha Orozco Losing a loved one is never easy. I was raised by my grandmother, a saint in so many aspects. One of the downsides to being raised by a grandparent though, is you can expect to lose the person you’ve known as a primary caregiver younger than your peers. While most of
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By: Kimberly Knight Rain Rain go away come back another day! Do you remember this rhyme? As we say goodbye to this dreary weather, welcome warmer temperatures, longer days, and anticipate the arrival of spring, I wanted to talk directly to you about something crucial- home safety. Now before you tune me out and think
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This PDF gives you the top 10 interview questions of 2024 and provides helpful tips on answering each question.
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By Triste Vasquez-White Even though I work in the aging field, I haven’t really thought much about how long I want to live or how long I expect to live. Have you? I am in my late fifties now and I am told that this is “midlife” (or maybe a little past?). But is it
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By Renae Perry It’s 292 miles from my home to my parents’ home out of state. Roads so traveled that I know them by heart, just as I know where the good bathrooms are and which towns have better food choices between here and there. Nearly one in five of us is caring for aging
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A guide to landing a job based on your real-world experience From the “Forward” in the “Transferable Skills Career Guide” If you’re looking for new ways to market yourself in today’s economy, this guide shows you how to highlight an accumulation of skill sets you’ve gained throughout your life. Some of these skills are ones
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A. Beth Jackson, MS, LMFT-Associate (she/her) Facilitator of the Up & Out LGBT Caregiver Support Group Beth Jackson is the facilitator of the LGBT+ Caregiver Support Group at The Senior Source. Beth does individual and family therapy at Peace Lane Therapy as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy-Associate under the supervision of Nicole Vargas, PhD,
By: Kimberly Knight Alright, let’s have a caregiver-to-caregiver chat. In my opinion, caregiving is one of the most profound acts of love. It’s an honor to stand by your spouse, parents, or other family members during their times of need. However, nobody really prepares you for the sacrifices you’ll make in the process. Whether you
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