By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Recently I sat in to listen to a panel of seniors that had moved to senior housing in the recent past. Each had moved to a different senior living option; a cooperative, a senior rental with a continuum campus, a senior condominium and a Life Care Community (or sometimes referred […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs For those of you that have a retirement account and are 70 ½ or more, you need to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) each year. Most of that income will be taxable to you. Ask your tax advisor if you can avoid income taxes by making a Qualified […] Continue reading → 
Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Winter is just around the corner. It is time to think about what to do on those days you don’t want to go out. The coming holidays can be a great time to capture and share those memories which may be in a form of a gift. Knick-knacks Full Of Stories […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA A client of mine recently conducted her own research on automatic medication dispensers. When I started my business over 8 years ago there were few on the market and awareness was low for these devices. Today there are more options and improved devices coming out throughout the year. Today there […] Continue reading → 
By Laurie and Chris Kemp, CSAs How To Make A Senior Fair Payoff A senior fair is a great place to get pens, paper and candy, but that is not really what you want to get out of it. You want to use it as a place to get information that you may need down […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs If you have been thinking about finding an assisted living or memory care apartment, now is a good time to look! This year has seen many new senior communities open. The result is you can find quite a selection of apartments available around the metro for both assisted living […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA In the last week I’ve been asked if senior housing allows pets several times so I thought there are probably a lot of people that wonder if senior housing options are pet friendly? The simple answer is there aren’t many that don’t allow pets today. The rules though are typically: […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs August is Cataract Awareness Month. Researchers have not found a way to prevent cataracts, but doctors do offer some strategies for dealing with them. The Mayo Clinic website offers a wealth of information. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cataracts/home/ovc-20215123 Some of the most common signs of cataracts include: Blurry vision Difficulty seeing at night […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Dominium is building “affordable housing” units in various areas of the metro. They are familiar with working with Section 8 and Section 42 credits so housing is more affordable to those with lower incomes. They have units in 23 states. In front of their 9 newest buildings in the metro […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs We have been sorting through the rooms of our house over the last year. We decided it was time to reduce some of the clutter and organize things. We know that someday our kids will have to go through this house when we are gone and decide what to […] Continue reading →