Category: Seek On Blog (Consumer)

Most Americans say they want to age in place in their own homes. The secret to doing that according to a new study is to buy a long-term care insurance policy. In fact, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, who published the study, 50.0% of all new long-term care insurance claims opened […]

We all should. Lifesprk is a proud member of the Alzheimer’s Early Detection Alliance (AEDA) and we are working with colleagues across the state and country to ensure more people know the warning signs and to actively watch for them. 

The fear of being alone and getting old is a powerful worry for people in the second half of life. And as our older population grows to unprecedented numbers, there are more people worrying about their future. They may silently echo the thoughts and fears captured in the Facebook posting about The Forgotten Ones: How […]

Then it’s time to re-ignite the spark with your loved one with memory loss. And yes, it is possible. It starts with acceptance – you need to grieve and mourn the loss of who the person was and the relationship you shared.  Then begin to enjoy the little nuggets of joy and embrace the new […]

You’ve seen them advertised in your local newspaper or on fliers in the supermarket: caregiver support group for those dealing with memory loss, meets every Tuesday. You read it but keep going, thinking how could that help me? It’s not like their memory loss will get better. How could this group possibly help me let […]

From the Lifesprk long-term care insurance blog series Many people think that long-term care insurance (LTCi) is only for nursing home coverage at the end of your life and doesn’t cover care at home, especially expensive 24/7 home care, or assisted living facilities. Many also think that the time to buy is right before you’d […]

This is our Introductory post for our Long Term Care Insurance Series. Please see the end of post for additional posts to help answer your questions about Long-term Care Insurance. Over the last 20 years with the help of increased medical knowledge, better nutrition and advances in the practice of medicine, we’re living longer. But […]

Though people are often reluctant to leave their own homes to move to another setting, research shows that living alone can actually lead to lower quality of life and more health risks. At Lifesprk, we often see people who are resistant to moving to a senior campus or independent living community only to discover, once […]

You may have thought that your days of being coached ended back in high school, but a growing body of research is demonstrating that seniors and their families should be looking for solutions with coaching at their core. An article in the Rochester, New York Democrat and Chronicle about a pilot program by the Finger […]

Age is one of those sensitive words. People have varying intensities of emotion surrounding it. How do you feel about getting older? A new web site called Get Old and some research from Pfizer is trying ‘to amplify the conversation on aging and learn more about how Americans are tackling aging for themselves, their families […]