Julie’s Blog

If a loved one died, would you have the resources needed to settle their estate? A relative of mine passed away suddenly of a heart attack in his early 50's. He was single and no one else knew what insurance company he used, which bank and brokerage firms he had...

Making sure your parents are safe is more difficult from out of town but it can be done. Your older parents may say they are "fine" but you suspect that is not true. If you think things are not as rosy as they claim but you live a drive or plane ride away, there are...

Four Solutions I once heard the saying, ”Why can one mother take care of four children, but four children cannot take care of one mother?” When it is time that a parent needs help and roles between parent and children are reversed, relationships between siblings can...

No need for fancy devises when paper and pen will do Let's be honest, dementia suffers can drive their family or caregiver crazy by asking the same question over and over. They certainly don't mean to cause exasperation, but it happens and makes them and everyone...

Revising someone's will to your benefit when they are not capable of making sound decisions is abuse. We hear the horror stories of an older adult, with some degree of dementia, dies and leaves their entire estate to a distant relative or caregiver, leaving out close...

It may seem like a good idea but can hurt everyone in the long run. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. My family hired a private duty employee to look after my grandfather at my cousin's wedding. Before the bride and groom arrived in the reception hall, the...