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Update January 2020: Although we had almost 100 people pledge to support Better Health While Aging and we received countless messages of appreciation and encouragement, the pledges did not add up to even 10% of what running ads is likely to bring in. Hence the question has been answered: I can no longer keep BHWA ad-free. Our Patreon page has been updated accordingly and the purpose has been changed from “Help Keep BHWA Ad-Free” to “Help BHWA Continue Providing Valuable Free Articles.” Thank you! — LK

Update July 2020: Since ads brought in the expected revenue, we put a pause on charging our Patreon patrons in Feb 2020. This month Patreon discontinued the page, since they seemed to think it was a “trust and safety” issue that I had a page yet kept not charging the donors every month. For now, the site will continue to be funded with ad-revenue, Helping Older Parents Membership revenue, and income from any other courses or educational services we are able to provide. Thank you for your understanding! — LK

Hello and happy December!

In this post, I want to share some updates about Better Health While Aging (BHWA). And, I want to invite YOU to help me plan for 2020 and beyond.

The brief version of the update is this: I am no longer able to sustain BHWA using my own time and financial resources.

For this reason, unless we can generate enough reader donations to keep the site ad-free, I will need to start running ads on the site early next year.

The donation amount I’m requesting is pretty modest: $2 per month, via Patreon, which accepts credit cards or Paypal.

Become a Better Health While Aging Patron

(It’s only $2/month! If you love the site and have the means to do so, you can also opt to support us at $5/month or $10/month.)

Now, to put things in perspective: BHWA exists because I have personally worked unpaid creating the content and running the site since 2014. It takes me 25-35 hours per week. [Read more…]

Aging Parents To Do List Most older adults don’t need much help from others.

In fact, many of them are quite busy assisting others and otherwise contributing to their families, communities, and/or workplaces.

But of course, many older people eventually do need some help from others, especially if they live into their 80s, 90s, or beyond. After all, only a minority of people transition from being fully independent to deceased, with no intervening period of needing assistance.

When an older person does start to need help, it tends to be close family members — assuming the person has family — that step in: spouses, adult children, siblings, nephews or nieces, grandchildren, and so forth. In fact, family members are by far the number one source of “long-term care supports and services” for older adults.

Sometimes providing this support can be fairly straightforward: a little help with transportation, or arranging for some assistance with shopping or household chores.

But in other cases, family members find themselves having to take on quite a lot. This is often due to health issues affecting the older person’s ability to remain independent and manage various aspects of life.

Some situations that commonly bring this on include: [Read more…]

Next Steps for BHWA & Can We Remain Ad-Free?

9 Types of Issues to Address When Helping Older Parents

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