I love dogs. Dog hair is almost a condiment at our house. If I have a choice between growing old at Merry Acres with strange caregivers and even stranger residents and living in the basement with my dogs -- I choose the last one. The three dogs that I have -- an Australian/Golden mix named Julia that my vet and I rescued from the... Read more
It has been reported that nearly 86% of Americans have indicated that they would prefer to stay in their homes for as long as they can. My sense is that the other 14% are thinking about it. The challenge here is that roughly 99% of all the homes in American are not suited for "aging in place", the new euphemism for how Boomers will... Read more
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