Imagine this scenario: You get married and vow ‘til death do us part, then bam, tragedy strikes. Your spouse is incapacitated and needs care 24/7. Let’s see, you could 1. Choose to honor your vows and become impoverished with mounting medical and caregiving debts or 2. Be forced to divorce the disabled spouse to get […]

Posted on February 19th, 2008 by Emme Levine
Filed under: AGIS, Adult Day Care, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Community, Elder Issues, Eldercare, Health & Safety, Love & Relationships, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security | No Comments »

Our Forums are all about caregivers supporting each other. In this week’s highlights, members are sharing information on topics that concern us every day.
Having a family member with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia get lost is a caregiver’s worst nightmare. This posts discusses ways that members have prevented a family member with AD […]

Posted on February 14th, 2008 by Janice@AGIS
Filed under: Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Health & Safety | 1 Comment »

Love happens at all ages, and seniors are no exception. The need for companionship, for marriage and for love does not diminish as one ages.
The Baltimore Sun has a great article that tells the story of Bill Miller and Jeanne Hamilton, who met on an elevator. Classic love story of “boy meets girl”, and the […]

Posted on February 14th, 2008 by Tabitha Grace Smith
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