Caregiving: The Blessing and the Woe

Sun Sailor Link to article in Sun Sailor Guest Column by Deb Taylor Our community is full of heroes facing a hidden crisis. It’s likely happening on your block, among your friends and colleagues at work, school and church. Caregivers walk out a meaningful calling, helping care for a loved

Baby boomers bring ‘sea change’ to senior care

Sun Sailor Link to article in Sun Sailor Guest Column by Deb Taylor If you’re a baby boomer, you should know Kathleen Casey-Kirschling. Like you, she’s a member of the largest generation in human history, a population cohort driven by the post-World War II fertility boom. On Oct. 15, 2007,

Column: Medical debt may be forgiven under program

Sun Current Link to article in Sun Current Guest Column by Deb Taylor The nonprofit organization I lead, Senior Community Services, recently heard from a client who found her stress growing after a hospital stay. Amy, 78, started receiving bills for the medical expenses not covered by her Medicare plan.

Household & Outside Maintenance for Elderly (HOME) Program Enables Seniors to Remain in Their Own Home

ST. LOUIS PARK PATCH Link to article in St. Louis Park Patch Guest Column by Deb Taylor “I can continue to live independently, thanks to Senior Community Services.” Helen, 82, has lived in her modest, west metro home for 53 years, but she worried that her days of independence might