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Senior Safety Symposium
Local Non-Profit Green Box Solutions To Hold Senior Safety Symposium KEEPING SENIOR MOMENTS SAFE - MOMENT TO MOMENT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 25, 2019 –Green Box Solutions will offer a free Senior Safety Symposium on May 25, 2019 at Pleasant Hill Baptist...
Affordable Care Act – What You Need To Know
Affordable Care Act - What You Need to Know The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (more commonly referred to simply as the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare”) was enacted in 2010 and included numerous provisions intended to make health care more...
Medicare Open Enrollment – What You Need to Know
Medicare Open Enrollment - What You Need to Know The Medicare Open Enrollment occurs every year between October 15th and December 7th. During this time, you can enroll in a new Medicare Advantage Plan or Part D drug coverage plan. You can also switch from either of...
Senior Housing Options
Senior Housing Options – Understanding The Choices For Aging Loved Ones If you have an aging parent, grandparent, or other relative, you may be wondering what their options are for living as they age. In this article, we’ll discuss all of the different living...
Understanding Legal Guardianship
Understanding Legal Guardianship – And If It’s The Right Choice For An Aging Loved One Legal guardianship may be a good idea if you need to take care of an aging loved one, but it’s not always the right choice. In this article, we’ll explain the basics about legal...
Understanding Alzheimer’s – The Basics
Understanding Alzheimer’s – The Basics If you are worried that you may be at risk of developing Alzheimer’s, suspect that a loved one may have the disease, or simply are looking to learn more about Alzheimer’s, you’re in the right place. Let’s discuss the basics of...
Support for Family Caregivers
Caring for aging family members at home reduces the need for institutionalized care and offers many benefits to families. The cost of home care is substantially lower than that of living in large assisted living communities, home care keeps families together and home...
Seeing the Signs of Elder Abuse
If you Google the term “elder abuse” right now you’ll unfortunately find news stories that are still breaking. It is estimated that 2.1 million cases of elder abuse are reported each year. While that number is staggering, for every one case reported, as many as...
What is Estate Planning? What Do I Need to Know About It?
Estate planning can be a difficult subject to bring up with aging loved ones, but just as with end-of-life care, health care directives, and other important topics, it must be discussed nonetheless. In this simple guide, we’ll go over the basics about what estate...
Understanding Common Legal Documents And Terms
At Green Box Solutions, we pride ourselves on providing simple, easy-to-understand information and advice about the aging process. In this printable, simple post, we’ll define some of the most common legal documents and terms related to estate planning and old age, so...
Understanding Medicare
When people get older and can no longer work, they need a system in place to support them financially should they require any help with medical expenses. With old age often comes more visits to the doctor and this is where Medicare comes in. What is Medicare? Medicare...
The Most Important Terms to Remember When It Comes to Planning for Old Age
There are many things to remember when it comes to planning for old age. From planning your pension, to deciding who you want to give health care power of attorney to, the amount of different areas you need to have covered to prepare yourself for old age can seem...