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Most people spend their entire working lives saving and investing money for their retirement. Sometimes, you can become so focused on this one aspect of retirement that you overlook many other equally important considerations. The number one tip to enjoying a stress-free retirement full of hobbies, travel, or whatever it is you want to do, is to make the most of these next few years by mapping out your transition into this new stage of life.

This book is for anyone who has responsibility to gain care for a dependent adult. Learn about aging, types of care, and considerations for selecting care on behalf of a dependent adult. You'll also learn how to locate local care resources.

If you think you need to work until you're 60, you need to hear this. In Extreme Early Retirement: An Introduction and Guide to Financial Independence, you'll learn about the new wave of retirees and how people are able to retire when they're still young. We'll go over why you should consider early retirement, what to remember as you plan for an extremely early retirement, how to cut down on spending, and how to keep busy well into your early retirement.

En medio del dolor de ver a tu ser querido desvanecerse gradualmente, la frustración que trae consigo la situación y el estrés derivado de tus inmensas responsabilidades, logras infundir cada día con un amor inquebrantable. Tu paciencia y empatía brillan, arrojando una luz que asegura que incluso en medio de la neblina de la memoria, el paciente se sienta querido, seguro y comprendido.

Are you a senior looking to reduce your housing costs and make the most of your retirement? Look no further! Affordable Housing for Seniors by Craig Wallin offers practical strategies and expert advice to help you navigate the complexities of affordable living in your golden years. In this comprehensive guide, Craig Wallin, a seasoned author and fellow retiree, shares invaluable insights and actionable tips to help you lower your housing expenses without sacrificing comfort or quality of life. Whether you’re considering downsizing, exploring shared housing, relocating to a more affordable...

This vibrant, provocative collection from the publishers of the best selling, award-winning When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple is a compelling anthology of poems and short stories through which women candidly reveal their hidden feelings about their bodies. They delve into such compelling topics as budding sexuality, childbirth, physical strength and weakness, menopause, and aging.

For 15 years, Robert Tell was his widowed Mom's caregiver as her mind and personality disappeared into the fog of dementia. He tells the tale with compassion and humor in this full length, fast moving memoir. His lesson: Caregiver burnout can be helped. Laugh and cry with him as he takes away her car keys, helps her move into tiny quarters with all her furniture, tries to undo mismanagement of her finances, and refuses to promise never to put her into a nursing home.

ABOUT THE BOOK: She was twenty-nine years old. She had been married a mere eight months. Suddenly her precious grandparents needed her help. Equipped only with the documents provided by their lawyer, Leah Stanley navigated Medicare and Medicaid in the dark of ignorance, working her way along the tangled path of providing care for her Grandma and Grandpa who were suffering with Alzheimer’s and an unspecified form of dementia, respectively. In Goodnight, Sweet, Leah explores the world of elder care where she found that making the right decision on behalf of someone else was not always an ...

When Deirdre Fishel and Diana Holtzberg began work on their documentary Still Doing It, they knew they were catching a wave. The women of the baby-boom generation who had been so outspoken about sexuality and freedom were about to turn sixty, yet no one was talking about the revolution in aging. Nor was anyone letting on about the big dark secret that women born before the boomers, even way before, were a hell of a lot more vital than the images we were getting, and many were still having sex-and loving it!

Begin Again.... Life is daily improv...so is caregiving and a good life. Try these first eight ideas. They insure survival. These eight rules will, when practiced, get you to a more grounded place to access a good life, well lived...no matter what is in front of you today. Begin Again... with eight bite-sized daily rules. When practiced, this book with its eight rules will keep you centered in the challenges of caregiving. They are my rules to life by.

Happily Ever Older takes listeners inside nursing and retirement homes and shows novel approaches to community living. Investigative journalist Moira Welsh provides a blueprint for change and proof for industry leaders and governments that good care for seniors is attainable and necessary.

Are you an adult feeling overwhelmed and uncertain as you navigate the complexities of caring for your aging parents? Does the weight of that responsibility sit heavily on your shoulders, and you long for proper guidance and support to ensure their health, well-being, and dignity? If so, this is the perfect book for you!

By 2050, the world’s centenarian population—those aged 100 or more—will increase eightfold. Half of today’s 5-year-olds can expect to reach the same heights. It’s going to upend everything we thought we knew about health care, personal finance, retirement, politics, and more. Whether we’re 18 or 81, this tectonic demographic shift will affect us all. The Big 100 confronts listeners with both the brightness and potential bleakness of a fate few of us thought possible.

Are you unsure of how to navigate difficult issues that are bound to arise, and this is causing you anxiety and stress? If so, you are not alone. There are 50 million people worldwide that are affected by dementia, and for each person is a caregiver who felt exactly what you are feeling right now.

Eveline Helmink's life changed forever when her mother showed signs of dementia. With her father living in denial and her mother slowly becoming unable to recognize her, Eveline was left emotionally stranded with no help on the way. Over 16 million people in the US, like Eveline, are not receiving the support they need as someone they're close to battles dementia—but this book can provide a much-needed source of emotional sustenance.

Sterben – das tun doch immer die anderen. Die Alten vielleicht, die Kranken. Aber was, wenn der Tod näher ist als gedacht? Und unser Leben unwägbarer als wir annehmen? Seit zwei Jahren weiß Katja Lewina von ihrer Herzerkrankung und dass sie ihr jederzeit das Leben kosten kann. Die Diagnose bekam sie kurz nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihres siebenjährigen Sohnes. Mit einem Mal wurde die Möglichkeit zu sterben Teil ihres Alltags. In Was ist schon für immer beschäftigt sich Katja Lewina mit dem Thema Sterblichkeit und Verlust.

Never Too Late for Love is the guide for women who are ready to find and keep the love of their life. At age 62, Joan Bragar, EdD, leadership consultant and coach, married the man of her dreams. The lessons she learned from this journey have inspired other women to find happiness in love.

In 2011 MetLife Mature Market Institute estimated that financial abuse robbed elder Americans of an estimated $2.9 billion in 2010, and that was up significantly from 2008. If have a family member or friend that's a senior citizen, you must see this quick and easy-to-listen-to book. It could save you and others huge amounts of money and aggravation.

There's no mistake why Florida is such a highly desired retirement location. From its favorable tax structure to its sunny-year-round weather, Florida is a perfect place to consider retiring. Listen on to learn about 15 of the best destinations to retire in Florida. We'll review why each spot is a great place to retire, the local community, and general demographics of each region.

Join the author as he embarks on a year-long body/mind/spirit journey on the road to age 60. Like life itself, the quest is charged with challenges, vexation, hilarity, poignancy, reflection, and sheer absurdity. Discover whether Rick finds hope and meaning at journey's end, or merely a conglomeration of confounding twinges and pricks, macular puckers, and impending sagginess.