Author: Kathleen Flammia

A Designation of Health Care Surrogate, also called a Health Care Proxy or Health Care Power of Attorney, lets you give legal authority to another person (a proxy or agent) to make decisions about your health care if you are…

Genworth, a long-term care insurance provider, has just released the findings of its 2016 survey on long-term care costs. Not surprisingly, costs have increased since the 2015 survey. In fact, costs have steadily risen over the past 13 years since…

With the election inching closer every day, voters are starting to pay more attention to the issues. Of great concern to millions of retirees is what the candidates’ plans are for Social Security and Medicare, and their positions on home…

The Unpopular Topic of Discussion Every Family Needs to Have Just bringing up the possibility of someone in your family becoming mentally or physically incapacitated is often difficult. We tend to think of only the very elderly needing long-term, hands-on…