Person-Centered Care Focuses on Patients’ Needs

The way patients and health care providers think about health care delivery is changing, with an increasing desire to involve patients in decisions and planning. Today, many providers also work to meet patients’ needs that go beyond medical treatments…. Continue reading

5 Cool Ideas to Connect the Generations

(This is an article by a 2018 Next Avenue Influencer in Aging.) Want to live a more age-integrated life, with more daily connection to people of all ages? “Sure,” you’re thinking, “sounds great.” Long pause. “But how?” If you’re stumped, you’re not alo… Continue reading

How Financial Planners Can Fix Their Diversity Problem

The financial planning profession has a big problem: less than 3.5 percent of all the 80,000 Certified Financial Planners (CFP) in the U.S. are black or Latino — just 2,700. The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning released a survey four months ago … Continue reading

The Failure to Commemorate a Death Anniversary

We were watching the evening news when my husband, Bob, noticed the date and gasped. “August 16th? Oh, my God. Yesterday was Leslie’s and my wedding anniversary,” he said, referring to his late wife. “I can’t believe I missed it.” “Thank you for sharin… Continue reading

How to convince your buyers to stop hesitating

Some buyers move quickly, but others play the waiting game and end up losing out. Here’s what real estate agents should know about this kind of buyer, and how you can help keep them informed and, hopefully, regret-free.  Continue reading

5 tips for giving smaller spaces bigger buying potential

With millennials having children at the slowest rate in American history and many empty nesters looking for a post-retirement space that meets their needs, the market is ripe for people looking for smaller dwellings. Continue reading

How bad was the Google Plus vulnerability for real estate agents?

The end of Google Plus has sparked much debate about online privacy, but have we considered the concept of privacy in the social media age? What information actually got exposed? Continue reading

There’s way too much red ink on home inspection reports

Although inspection reports have taken many notable strides forward, it seems they are also tiptoeing backward since the proliferation of “red ink” has taken over the process. It seems like the disclaimers never end, and it’s a bit of an overkill. Continue reading