Posted by Gerald J. Turner – Most of the information you find about financial powers of attorney regards the person assigning the power to another person. However, it is essential to understand what your duties and responsibilities entail if you are named as the attorney-in-fact under an older loved one’s power of attorney. It is an important responsibility to be asked to care for another person and keep track of his or her money. Unfortunately, the adult child or other loved one who has been asked to have financial power of attorney often does not have all the information or resources they need to be successful. Here are a few tips to help you stay on the right track: 1. Do not commingle funds. It is imperative that you keep your personal finances separate from the elder’s. Money should not be mixed, nor should it be transferred from one account

Posted by Gerald J. Turner – It is well-settled that a healthy diet benefits us in all sorts of ways. Healthy eating can prevent common health problems like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and any other number of consequences of a less-than-healthy diet. Healthy eating becomes even more critical as we age into our senior years. For seniors, dietary choices can affect health in even more significant ways. Your metabolism slows down significantly as you grow older, leading to decreased muscle mass and the possibility of increased fat. Here are a few tips to help seniors optimize their daily diet so that they can remain healthy, vibrant and strong: Drink enough fluids For aging people, the sensation of thirst may lessen. So it’s important to make sure you are drinking the proper amount of water throughout the day to stave off dehydration and its side-effects. To figure out exactly