When your young children were sick, you cared for them.  After all, that’s a parent’s job, isn’t it?

The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), the national trade organization for professionals dedicated to serving the long-term care planning needs of individuals, has established November as Long-Term Care Awareness Month, an expansion from the highly successful Awareness Week.

Just about every newspaper or magazine we pick up these days has information about baby boomers and their aging parents.

I want to share this poem written by a family member who cared for her husband for 10 years. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

For the 40 percent of Americans who have saved nothing for retirement, their future will be determined by government assistance and their ability to continue working.