Tag: "AARP"

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What You Need to Know About Reverse Home Mortgages

What You Need to Know About Reverse Home Mortgages

Lately, I’ve heard a lot about reverse mortgages and how they can be a Godsend to elderly couples who either don’t have the financial freedom to live a good life after retirement, who want to make modifications so that they can age in place or who have suffered enormous financial strain due to medical bills and [...]

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What Do You REALLY Know About Medicare?

What Do You REALLY Know About Medicare?

Beginning in 2011, one baby boomer will turn 65 EVERY EIGHT SECONDS!  This, of course will make them eligible for Medicare.  But what do Baby Boomers really know about Medicare, its coverage, and its limitations?  Do they even need it and when should they sign up? Because Medicare is not just a “one size fits all” medical plan, [...]

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Aging-In-Place: A Primer

What is Aging In Place and Why is it Important?              By Alesha E. Churba, guest author   An important subject just coming to the forefront of the design and construction industries is the concept of Aging In Place.  Aging In Place has a rather negative connotation but in reality, it is a fantastic idea.  Aging [...]