As a young child growing up in New Jersey, I recall spending countless summers in the sandy woods of Wall Township with my maternal grandmother, Carolyn Holland. On her screened-in porch, we spent hours playing such card games as Pitty Pat, War and Casino. This card shark, with less than an eighth-grade education, showed […]
Tag: caregiving
The COVID-19 Crisis at NJ’s Long-Term Care Facilities
We’d like to thank guest blogger and NJFA friend Laurie Facciarossa Brewer, NJ’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman, for her blog post. By Laurie Facciarossa Brewer, NJ’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman The COVID-19 crisis in long-term care facilities is an unprecedented national tragedy. Around the country, tens of thousands of vulnerable residents of nursing homes and assisted living […]
Caregiving by the Numbers
See resources at the end of this blog, including information for caregiving during COVID-19. A Caregiving Report by AARP’s Susan Reinhard and Lynn Friss Feinberg revealed that in 2017, about 41 million family caregivers in the U.S. provided an estimated 34 billion hours of care to an adult with limitations in daily activities. Support included […]
The Importance of Programs
By Mason Crane-Bolton The Importance of Programs There are many programs available for eligible older adults, but not everyone is signed up for them. Some people aren’t aware of the types and specific programs available and others may know the programs, but don’t believe they’ll qualify for assistance. In today’s blog post we’ll take […]
Getting Ready for Summer
By Mason Crane-Bolton We’re now in the middle of summer and it’s time to make sure you’re prepared for hot, long days and more time! But, you may be thinking, what do I need to do to prepare? What do I even need to prepare for? Although summer may be the season of sun and […]
How to Age Well: Planning Your Path, Part 3: Money and Retirement
By Mason Crane-Bolton Are you ready for your financial future? | Photo by Mathieu Turle via unsplash.com There is no way to get aging “right”… …But it does help to plan. Something is happening each and every day across New Jersey. Across the United States. Across the entirety of the planet. We are […]
How to Age Well: Planning Your Path, Part 2: Home, Health, and “After I’m Gone…”
By Mason Crane-Bolton Have you planned for future health and home changes? | Photo via pexels.com There is no way to get aging “right”… …But it does help to plan. Something is happening each and every day across New Jersey. Across the United States. Across the entirety of the planet. We are all […]
How to Age Well: Planning Your Path, Part 1: Mobility and Transportation
By Mason Crane-Bolton There is no way to get aging “right”…But it does help to plan. Something is happening each and every day across New Jersey. Across the United States. Across the entirety of the planet. We are all getting older. Like it or not, each and every one of us is […]
Help for the Season: Tax Season
By Mason Crane-Bolton As April rolls around we prepare for one of the few certainties in life: Taxes. If you’ve already filed your annual income taxes, congratulations! If filing your taxes is still on your “to-do” list, we have some suggested resources to assist you in preparing and filing your taxes. (Please note […]
Scams and Tech, Part 1: The En Masse Scams
By Mason Crane-Bolton We know about tech. We know about scams—scams where older adults are often the target. But what do we know about how tech and scams overlap? Wherever you live and however tech-savvy you consider yourself, it’s more than likely you encounter scams on an almost daily basis. Many of these scams may […]