My new book, “A New Wrinkle: What I Learned from Older People Who Never Acted Their Age” is now available on the the Aging Mentor Services website, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and iUniverse.com.

Once you buy a copy and read it, I would ask that you go back and give the book a review online so that the ratings will be boosted. I thank you in advance for buying the book. It is a great read with a lot of useful information. Please recommend it to your friends as well. Thank you and  Enjoy!!!!!!

Dr Eric Shapira

The joy in kids! Someone recently told me that we should have had our grandkids first since they bring us so much pleasure. We can have fun with them but don’t have to live with them! Being with kids rejuvenates the soul and nourishes our own inner-child, which we need to feel alive. The sense of wonder, curiosity and the newness of life are regenerated when one is with a child or children.

There are various programs at some of our local hospitals and if there are none where you live, then start one; whereby you can be a foster grandparent for children who don’t have any. This is a great opportunity to nurture and teach a child about life and to renew your own sense of youth, and have fun at the same time. Enjoy life…adopt a child even if you have some of your own. You will be doing a blessing for someone and yourself!

Paying for nursing home care can be expensive in our country. Few families can afford to pay for nursing home care for an extended time. It is a good idea to plan for this sort of thing in advance. The most desired facility may be out of the question because of cost, or the facility may be full and have a long waiting list. Some of you may already have experienced this fact. Nursing home care is costly, but it is not as expensive as a night in a good hotel, plus the “guest” is receiving food and nursing services.

Government health insurance programs can help pay for nursing home care; however, they have very specific requirements. Medicare only covers a very small part of nursing home care. It limits the amount of time and circumstances under which it pays for nursing home care. It pays only for care that it defines as “skilled” nursing care which is comparable to care received in a hospital. Federal guidelines for Medicare basically limit coverage to people who are recovering from an acute condition.

If you can afford it, long-term health insurance is a good bet. It will help you cover the costs of nursing care in a home, hospital, assisted-living and the like. There are many laws regulating the keeping of assets with regard to nursing home care and if you are interested in learning about these, which could save you a “bundle,” in the long-run, then contact me or other experts who can advise you on how to save your assets from the government and still be able to get the care you need.