Traveling can give a person added time to think and new perspective. I found this to be true last weekend while rushing through Philadelphia International Airport for a plane to Dallas-Fort Worth on Friday and then waiting what seemed like endless hours for my return flight from Dallas to Philadelphia on Sunday. The occasion for […]
Continue readingSometimes family members caring for an aging and physically disabled relative, lose track of the fact that they need care themselves at times. They may also never have never thought of whether the services they provide should be compensated. This factor is especially significant in Pennsylvania where, according to government reports, over 80 percent of […]
Continue readingLong term care insurance policyholders for two companies with ties to Pennsylvania will need to stay tuned for developments relative to their long range fiscal health. On January 6, 2009, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department issued a Press Release, “Insurance Department Takes Control of Struggling Allentown-based Insurer & Subsidiary,” relative to Penn Treaty Network America Insurance […]
Continue readingNew Year’s Day brings with it time to reflect on growing up, aging and the capacity for joy. What follows is from a previous column. I thought readers might enjoy sharing these ideas again. “One of the most memorable New Year’s Eves I remember was spent in a nursing home. The lights reflected into the […]
Continue readingNew Year’s brings with it time to reflect on growing up, aging and the capacity for joy. What follows is from a previous column. This is a time, I thought, with all of the crises that face us, readers might enjoy sharing these ideas again. “One of the most memorable New Year’s Eves I remember […]
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