With Your Family in Mind

 Thank you Santa Clarita for voting Comfort Keepers In-Home Care best senior care for the 8th year in a row! Thank you for your trust! And mostly, thank you to our Caregivers! This honor belongs to them, as the heart, compassion and dedication of our amazing Comfort Keepers is second to none!...

Making difficult medical decisions can only be eased by preparation. Equipping yourself with the appropriate documents like an Advance Healthcare Directive and POLST will make the world of difference for your loved ones. An Advance Healthcare Directive is a legal document used to identify...

 This is the time for choosing your Medicare provider.  For many, this includes discovering what your provider covers for prescription drugs.  Medicare prescription drug plans can change which drugs they cover.  However, Medicare drug plans are required to offer you a 30-day transition supply...

 For most people, one of the things that is the most upsetting in life is arguing. It leaves us with feelings of hurt and regret. Of all the bad habits that arise when we disagree, the worst of these, are when we’re “Hitting Below The Belt.” That’s a term derived from boxing. A fighter who hits...

  [bsa_pro_ad_space id=3] ABOUT THE MAGAZINE The Magazine of Santa Clarita has set a high standard for excellence in advertising for over 25 years. A family owned and operated business, The Magazine of Santa Clarita has grown with the Santa Clarita Valley since 1989 and become the...

 Looking for ways to save money and improve care, Medicare officials are returning to an old-fashioned idea: house calls. The experiment, called Independence at Home, is more than a nostalgic throwback to the way medicine was practiced decades ago when the doctor arrived at the patient’s door...

 It’s healthy to be skeptical in a world of uncertainties. Major news networks sometimes broadcast conflicting facts that require a bit of research to verify. There’s even a day in October dedicated to skeptics. So, this is the perfect time to tell all the skeptics that there’s no reason to...

 Grandpa committed an act of kindness: He executed a living trust. He knew    that this would insure that, after his death, his assets would be distributed in accordance with his wishes, without the expense and inconvenience of probate proceedings. He didn’t want to spend much money on estate...

 \Christopher Columbus might be one of the most famous explorers in America. He’s credited with discovering the New World, though Native Americans were here long before the Italian sailor. Centuries later, there are new horizons to explore and you can do it from the comfort of your home or...

 If you’re anything like our clients, the answer is an emphatic no. But actually, the cost of long term care is just one of the issues seniors are forced to confront as they age. Indeed, our clients constantly tell us that they want to gracefully age in place, not become a burden on their...

 In long-term marriages, unless the parties agree otherwise, the court retains jurisdiction over the issue of spousal support. In most cases, by the time retirement comes around, there is a fixed amount of support ordered. Seldom do we see a clause in a dissolution judgment that steps down or...

  [bsa_pro_ad_space id=3] ABOUT THE MAGAZINE The Magazine of Santa Clarita has set a high standard for excellence in advertising for over 25 years. A family owned and operated business, The Magazine of Santa Clarita has grown with the Santa Clarita Valley since 1989 and become the...

 Have you ever thought of becoming a foster parent or wanted to adopt a child in need of permanency? Koinonia Family Services is now serving the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys, and is looking for families who want to provide safe, caring, and nurturing homes for children who are in need...

The arrival of autumn marks an important time of year for those who have been affected in some way by Alzheimer’s Disease: this is the season where caregivers, family members, senior living communities, spouses and those with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis all come together to help raise important...

 The health care system is “rigged” against our elderly population.  Seniors often can’t get the care they need, can’t find the right care or afford it, are stonewalled by their medical insurance, and are routinely given wrong information by hospitals and care facilities. Family members cannot...

 While more and more women are keeping their last names than ever before, many did change their last names. After years of practicing we have heard many reasons for and against keeping their married, last name. Some might consider this a small item to consider, but for women it is a bigger...

It might be shocking to learn, but the truth is that there are a variety of dangers lurking in most seniors’ estate plans. Some potential issues are relatively benign, while others are extremely costly and time consuming to fix - if they can be fixed at all. Unfortunately, the three most...