Lue Taff, elder support director at the Senior Source, explains elder care complexities.
The Senior Source, which has been the go-to place for free advice on caring for older adults, intends to launch a fee-based service called Platinum Care Solutions for seniors and their caregivers next year. Besides continuing all of its free counseling services, the agency will offer a premium senior-care service at a charge.
Heading into the holidays, it's likely that you're going to be thinking a lot about money. And this time of year tax advisers like to remind us that there are ways to minimize our tax bills next April. 2008 tax guide 1040 tax calculator IRS Web site
Assisted living in Phoenix area goes upscale Magdalen Bieling feels at home as she looks around her spacious bedroom with its high ceilings and a window that overlooks citrus groves in north-central Mesa.Banks restructuring terms on Dallas projects In today's financing world, small real estate projects reign over big deals, and restructure is the new buzz word.Parents push toy-makers to cut back holiday marketing to kids amid fiscal crisis In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy-makers. Early data shows strong Black Friday across U.S. The nation's retailers got a much-needed sales boost during Black Friday's traditional shopathon as consumers spent more money than they did last year.11/28/2008MetroPCS doubles coverage with Leap deal Until now, MetroPCS has appealed mainly to younger and less affluent customers, both because its limited coverage area discouraged frequent travelers and because its prepaid service plans require no contracts and no credit checks. But MetroPCS has thought its contract-free plans could appeal to all customers, and now it believes its coverage is getting large enough to test that theory.Job seekers, don't take December off, experts advise It may be almost time to hang up the Christmas stockings – but not the job search. Smart job seekers will jump in first thing Monday with a clear plan of action for the next six weeks, experts say.Electronics feel pinch this holiday shopping season
In a commercial real estate market where buyers are hard to find and credit is even scarcer, cash has become king. The credit crunch is locking many potential buyers out of the commercial property market, so investors still shopping for deals don’t have to worry about crowded aisles and long checkout lines. They also expect bargains, which might be a problem.
Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm in Allen opened in October with a pedestrian-friendly, resort-like atmosphere.
North Texans can be thankful this Thanksgiving for new places to shop — because that’s not the case in many U.S. markets today. The region has several new shopping centers and expansions that were in the works long before the credit crunch caused financing for new construction to dry up.
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