Choice Blog Round-up!

-  Making the decision to move a loved one into a care community or even into your own home is a difficult time. This first article of a four-part series from As Our Parents Age describes the journey one couple took in moving their mother from her retirement community into their home.

-  Do you know someone who’s having trouble qualifying for Medicare’s Extra Help program?  Well as of Jan 1st of this year, the law has changed.  This article from the New Old Age describes how the law will help more people, and why so many were unqualified in the past.

-  Having a home that can be adapted to an aging body’s needs is important, especially if you plan on staying in your own home for as long as possible.  Eldercare ABC has some tips on senior-friendly homes, whether adapting a current home, or looking at purchasing or building a new one.

-  Is your retirement investment portfolio tax efficient?  This is the question posed at The Digerati Life, where you’ll find advice on making the most of your retirement investments.

-  Take 15 minutes to listen to this heartwarming story from WNYC’s RadioLab program about what an Alzheimer’s care center in Germany did to keep patients from wandering, without resorting to locking the patients in their rooms.

-  Thinking about buying a new car with your tax refund?  Eldergadget.com has a three-part review of some senior-friendly cars.

-  Inside Eldercare has some sage advice about performing a background check on your home care provider.

- Another technique to prevent Alzheimer’s patients from wandering: a midnight snack.

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