The Journey for the Later Years II

This is Part II of a series that informs about the realities of living old in this country - a country where families may be spread out over thousands of miles, where healthcare might be administered in one’s own home or elsewhere by strangers, where costs of healthcare and home aides keep rising at an alarming rate.

Part I told the story of Mike Moser whose father, a highly regarded orthopedic surgeon, began to experience memory loss. When told by Moser and his siblings that he needed to retire from his medical practice, their father became defiant and angry.
Moser made certain that his parents had long-term health insurance, a welcome safeguard that would prevent the family from having to make difficult decisions regarding the selling or redistribution of investments, and a means that would make sure the healthy spouse would have enough money for day-to-day living. But as it turned out, they never had to use it... Read more...