Carolyn Rosenblatt
Carolyn Rosenblatt is an R.N. with 10 years of nursing and a lawyer with 27 years of legal practice. She has extensive experience working with both healthcare and legal issues of elders. She retired from litigation to become a consultant and mediator at AgingParents.com serving as advisors to families with aging loved ones. She and Dr. Davis offer webinars, live workshops and policy development training for financial professionals through AgingInvestor.com She blogs regularly at Forbes.com on aging, financial elder abuse, aging parents and successful aging. She has authored a book, The Boomer's Guide to Aging Parents as well as many articles on aging. In the course of advising families about the problems of getting older, both she and Dr. Davis became aware of the information gap in the financial services field about managing aging clients. Their mission at AgingInvestor.com is to prevent or stop financial elder abuse. They are located in San Rafael, CA and they serve clients all over the U.S.
Articles by Carolyn Rosenblatt
- Money & Life
What Happens When an Estranged Parent Has No One Left To Help
The elder has no one else. The adult child steps in and takes responsibility for the aging parent, often reluctantly.
- Money & Life
Caring for Aging Parents Can Derail Careers, Finances, and Family Balance
You may be torn between the need to take care of yourself first, and family if you have kids, and the need to help vulnerable aging parents.
- Money & Life
When Dementia Strikes Without a Power of Attorney in Place
From my 10 years of nursing experience, much of it with elders, I observed a lot of problems, particularly the effect of failure to plan.
- Money & Life
Caregiver Shortage Crisis Deepens as Immigration Limits Shrink Nursing Home Workforce
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform is a nonprofit that works tirelessly to address problems in long term care homes.
- Money & Life
Dementia Prevention Starts Now: Daily Habits That Protect Your Brain
In surveys of our aging people, there is more fear expressed about getting dementia than being diagnosed with cancer.
- Money & Life
Hope in a Bottle? Truth About Dementia Prevention Pills
The truth is, we don't have a quick-fix pill that will prevent, slow or cure dementia. The promoted products in ads on TV make unfounded
- Money & Life
Who Will Speak for You in a Medical Crisis—and Are They the Right Person?
Imagine how it is for our elders, perhaps with memory loss, or in other ways baffled by multiple voice prompts or lack of explanations.
- Money & Life
Keeping Older Dogs and Their Owners Safe as Years Go By
They're both getting old at the same time. For this piece I'll focus on dogs, as I'm a dog lover over my lifetime.
- Money & Life
The Sandwich Generation Is Exhausted: A Realistic Approach to Self-Care That Fits Your Life
You do what you must to honor your loved one. But what about YOU? And all that empty advice about take care of yourself? Who has time for that?
- Money & Life
How To Move a Parent With Dementia Against Family Resistance—and Stay Legal
She needed more help and SW did not provide it. It was the third incident in two weeks, and FD knew something had to change.
- Money & Life
The Hidden Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia—What You Need to Know
Loved one who didn’t listen to you is not just an inconvenience. It can also be a sign of increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia. #hearing
- Money & Life
How to Talk to Aging Parents Who Resist Help: Timing Is Key
Your parents gave you guidance throughout your life. Now it’s your turn to help protect them as they age. #aging #retirement
- Retirement & Income Planning
Is It Time for Your Aging Parent to Downsize from the Family Home?
The battle goes on with aging parents who are living alone or without family nearby and their adult children. #home #retirement
- Opinion
Will Artificial Intelligence Help or Hurt Our Aging Parents?
Artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly, it can be hard to speculate about its effects on elders. #AI #aging #tech
- Opinion
How To Help Your Newly Widowed Aging Parent
Adult children in a situation like this, they can generally figure out what to do, but here guidance from professionals can be extremely helpful. #aging
- Opinion
How Resentment Can Motivate Your Aging Parent to Disinherit You
This sense of entitlement can cause ugly fights after the elder passes, particularly when the family members who do not get an equal distribution. #aging
- Opinion
Are Financial Advisors Ageists?
In a conversation with a prominent retired financial advisor from a large institution, I heard the following: “Financial advisors are not interested in retired people.
- Opinion
How to Thwart Unwanted Physical Contact at Work
Looking back on two careers from the vantage point of a senior, I wondered how it was that I was never inappropriately touched, groped or grabbed in the workplace.
- Opinion
The Hidden Truth About Adult Protective Services
In all the proposed rules by FINRA and the SEC to address financial exploitation of seniors, advisors are urged to report suspected abuse to the local Adult Protective Services or to call the police.