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KNOWLEDGE CENTER: Financial Considerations in the Care of Aging Parents [Column]

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DAVID STORK It may be difficult to think about the death of your parents, so discussing their estate plan is often avoided. However, ensuring their wishes are met can provide peace of mind. Your parent’s last will and testament is just one document dictating distribution from an estate, but there are others such as revocable … Read more

When older parents resist help or advice, use these tips to cope

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By Judith Graham It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time. His 80-year-old mother, Harriet Burkel, fell at her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, broke her pelvis, and went to a rehabilitation center to recover. It was only days after the death of Burkel’s 82-year-old … Read more