Earlier in May, I talked about how advisors can be a resource to clients on some of their difficult personal decisions, not just those related to finances.

As a case in point, I received a terrific response to a series of interviews on strategies for wealthy families to raise happy and successful children, featuring a psychologist who worked for many years for the Beverley Hills School District.

Of course, it's not just kids that cause clients stress  - few things are more difficult than tough conversations with parents about moving into a nursing home or having to deal with a disease such as Alzheimer's.

Today I feature two resources that advisors can share with clients facing those conversations.

The first is an excellent article from the New York Times on things to look for in a nursing home, including a detailed four page checklist.

New York Times - Picking a nursing home http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/health/20patient.html?src=me&ref=homepage

Nursing home checklist: http://www.medicare.gov/nursing/checklist.pdf

And here's a link to a special report on Alzheimer's that appeared in Wall Street Journal Smart Money : http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/elder-care/

Finally, today's email features a series of short interviews with an eldercare expert on talking to parents about their housing, financial and health situations.

To view those interviews, go to www.clientinsights.ca.