Medicare Open Enrollment Period

Medicare Open Enrollment Period Every year Medicare gives beneficiaries a window of opportunity to shop around and determine if their current Medicare plan is still the best one for them. During Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period, which runs from October 15 to December...

John Payne and Grandpa Lou

John Payne and Grandpa Lou In 1981, I was living in Bayside, Queens. I was 14 years old and Foreigner had recently released Foreigner 4. My parents got divorced when I was 7. Rather than pay child support, my father moved in with his parents, and refused to pay my mom...

Holiday Visits with Aging Loved Ones

Holiday Visits with Aging Loved Ones Holidays are the one or two times a year we are able to spend time with parents or other aging loved ones in person.If we do see them daily, sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees, and may not recognize a cognitive and/or...