by Paul Kalanithi If you’ve read Being Mortal by Atul Gawande this book will not disappoint. It was named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Washington Post and New York Times. The author searches to answer the question what makes a life worth living? His story encompasses overcoming insurmountable odds […] Continue reading → 
By Laurie and Chris Kemp, CSAs We are an iPad and iPhone family, so we are always on the lookout for useful and fun applications. Below is a list of apps that may be useful or fun. The ones with an * are apps that we have used. The others are ones that sound interesting […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs You can avoid scams by creating a partnership with a trusted family member or advisor. You don’t disclose any financial information to them. To create this partnership, simply commit that you will talk to each other before making any new, unusual or even infrequent financial commitments. What qualifies for […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Are you a dog lover or are you more of a cat person? Or maybe you aren’t that fond of either. For years I’ve thought a pet would be good for my mother. She always said animals belong outside, but now she really finds a pet to be good company. […] Continue reading → 
by Laurie and Chris Kemp, CSAs In November, 60 Minutes did a story on Alzheimer’s research that is going on in Columbia. One of the big challenges in trying to find a drug that will prevent Alzheimer’s, or slow down the progression is knowing in advance who will get the disease. The reason they chose […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA As a caregiver, you may be able to claim your elderly parent as a dependent. And, you may be able to claim that person even if they don’t live with you and live in a facility. To be a dependent they need to be a relative, earn less than $4,000 […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs In a recent article on NextAvenue.org, Deborah Quilter reported on a new study that is measuring the health effects of singing in a choir. In San Francisco, 390 participants in 12 choirs rehearsed and performed over a 12 month period. All participants were over 60 (the average age is […] Continue reading → 
By Karl Pillemer This is the book currently beside my favorite chair. We picked it up at the Fall Aging Conference mentioned above. It is very good reading. Here are a couple of sample lessons that are mentioned: Clark Hughes, age 72 says: I would say that one of the things that I have learned […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA There are more and more senior living options being built around the metro. You would think there should be openings, right? Typically, when a new building opens, and if it is a continuum of care, independent living, assisted living and memory care being the most common, the independent living portion […] Continue reading → 
By Laurie and Chris Kemp, CSAs <a href="http://agewiseassisted.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/november-is-national-caregivers-month-twin-cities-mn click this.jpg” class=”gallery_colorbox”>November is National Caregiver Month. There are more than 40 million family caregivers in the United States. The value of their unpaid services is over $470 billion dollars. If they were a company, they would be bigger that Apple or Walmart! In Minnesota there are […] Continue reading →