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Many senior living communities, such as Sunrise Senior Living, integrate pets into the daily lives of residents by having a dog or cat live full-time in the community. Here are five benefits that pets offer for seniors, whether at home …

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Whenever Felicia Hudson gets overwhelmed juggling a full-time job and caring for her ailing father, she finds solace in a piece of paper hanging in her office. "Circumstances do not cause anger, nervousness, worry or depression ... it is how …

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Just after 4 a.m. on July 4, 2009, James Culbert hit the call button from his bed at the Lakeland Center nursing home in Southfield. Only 51, Culbert was in rehab after an ATV accident. When a staffer arrived, the …

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Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak will use a $1.5 million gift to help open a 24-bed acute care center for the elderly next year. Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg of Bloomfield Hills have given money to Beaumont Health System to establish …

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Families with children or adults with special needs are confronting cuts in services and assistance even as they look for more guidance to make financial and other pressing decisions, a new, in-depth MetLife study found. As they experience a harsher …

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Forget the empty nest -- many baby boomers are finding themselves nearing retirement with a very full house. In a troubled economy and difficult job market, more and more young adults are turning to their parents for help and housing. …

Grown Children Should Not Eat Up "Sandwich Generation" Savings Read more »

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Adults who find themselves squeezed between caring for their children and their elderly parents or other family members are often referred to as “the sandwich generation.” According to the Pew Research Center, 1 in 8 Americans ages 40 to 60 …

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Fewer than half of baby boomers are knowledgeable about their parents' medical histories, and 49 percent are unable to name any of the medications their parents take every day, according to a new study by the Boomer Project, a behavior-tracking …

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Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”) are a very popular investment vehicle for retirement, but IRAs also need to be taken into account when contemplating one’s estate plan. Although IRAs can be used to provide for one’s intended heirs either directly or …

Elder Law Minute: IRAs – A Valuable Tool in Estate Planning Read more »