(Top photo: left to right - Maria Carney, Carol Marak, Sara Zeff Geber. Not pictured: Wendi Burkhardt and Scott Moody)

It’s two weeks since the ASAging.com conference in San Francisco and I’m happy to report the panel discussion was a...

A big shout out to the NYTimes for running the story about solo agers who live with no support from family. If you haven't seen it, Single? No Kids? Don't Fret: How to Plan Care in Your Later Years. 

A great article by Susan Garland,...

This week at the Aging Well Conference in Arlington, I was invited to speak about the critical topic,

Decisions a Health Care Proxy Makes

I've written several times about legal documents and selecting an executor and agent. While researching...

The guest article by Wendl Kornfeld appeared in my Aging Matters column.

Wendl determined  'learning to be old' would be her new job, with a focus on older people without family to help them navigate the unique challenges of aging. She has...

Geriatric research describes older adults aging alone as “hidden in plain sight.” That description is accurate. We are not seen. 

That perception that all older adults are married with children is not. Nor are we divorced with...

Several weeks ago, I attended a Care Talk sponsored by JoinHonor in Dallas. The guest speakers, Seth Sternberg, JoinHonor.com, and Robert Kramer, Founder and Strategic Advisor, NIC.org inspired leading edge home care outlooks.

The audience...

The past week, I attended the #NICForum18 in Dallas. Everywhere I turned there were nursing home and assisted living operators, investors, and owners.

The topics circled around Medicare, health care services, joint partnerships, and bundled...

It's a rhetorical question.

If you ask members in the Elder Orphan Facebook group, you'll likely hear, "Duh, of course, the single and unassisted older individuals have very different needs than the married or unmarried with adult children.

The...

Experts in the aging industry know that growing older is normal. It is not a disease nor is it a decline. It means that older adults have an opportunity to age with grace, remain healthy and vibrant, and stay independent and function well while...

The awareness of “aging alone” and its potential issues began after my parents’ passing. At the time, I had been a family caregiver to both, my Mother and Father. He lived with Alzheimer’s Disease and Mother lived with a...