By Dennis Sullivan & Associates

We consistently emphasize that we can achieve the most favorable results for our clients with the benefit of time, meaning we want to work with clients as far as possible before they reach crisis mode. We know, however, that there is a general resistance to taking action. Long term care is an unpleasant subject and the options presented seem less appealing than delaying action as long as possible in the hope that it can be avoided altogether. Two calls we received in the past few weeks illustrate...

By Dennis Sullivan & Associates

For More Information on how Health Care Reform Impacts Seniors and Boomers, Check Out Our Newest Book, the Senior and Boomers Guide to Health Care Reform and Avoiding Nursing Home Poverty. Available Now on Amazon.

We’ve all heard the joke about the English and the Americans, two peoples separated by a common language.  The same can be true of communication between seniors and their adult children. Our words may be the same, but the meanings, perceptions, and the ways in which our experiences...

By Dennis Sullivan & Associates

For More Information on how Health Care Reform Impacts Seniors and Boomers, Check Out Our Newest Book, the Senior and Boomers Guide to Health Care Reform and Avoiding Nursing Home Poverty. Available Now on Amazon.

If you’re a middle-aged child of aging parents by now you may have concluded that there is no way to effectively communicate with your parents, particularly if their physical or mental health is starting to fail them.

We live, of course, in a culture that deifies youth.  Even middle-aged...