Parents, Alzheimer's & Money - Easing Into a Difficult Conversation.
Submitted by Blue Chip Financial on May 13th, 2016Every eighth American aged 65 and older has Alzheimer’s disease, and 43% of Americans aged 85 and older have it, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Consider those percentages in light of the Social Security Administration’s estimate that about 25% of today’s 65-year-olds will live past age 90. These shocking statistics have serious implications for family wealth.1,2