By Donna Mischke, Director of Family Services at Concierge Care Advisors There are many decisions to make when planning for your future and your death. It is always good to plan ahead and let loved ones know your final wishes. Cremation and burial are two common options for disposing of a person’s remains after death. […]
Please, Let Me Die in My Home
By Chelsea Hensley, Certified Senior Concierge Care Advisor Here’s the scenario: Your loved one signed over power of attorney to you, but made you promise to never put them in a home. You agreed; it didn’t seem like an unreasonable request, after all 90% of seniors are able to do so, seems like pretty good […]
Plan Like the Queen
By Maureen Noble, BA Social Work, Director of Case Management We’ve just watched a moving and dramatic several days of pomp and circumstance related to the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II’s death at age 96. I read that her and her staff’s planning of those ceremonies occurred over the stretch of a decade, named Operation London […]
How to Prepare for Loss
Many adult children think they’re prepared for loss when really they’re hoping against hope; they know what is going to happen, but still cling to the possibility it won’t. To make matters worse, the world does not stop. You still have a job to maintain, children who need an explanation, and a huge financial undertaking. […]