Few of us want to admit it, but nearly everyone who lives to see old age will reach a point where they are unable to manage their affairs. In some cases, the issue is short-term and related to a temporary illness or hospitalization. In other
With millions of Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, many Americans are recognizing the importance of long-term care. The need for such care can be unpredictable because the effects of aging and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s can strike with little warning. LTC insurance allows individuals
Most dinner time conversations do not revolve around matters of death and incapacity. In fact, according to the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, over 120 million Americans have not yet put together an estate plan. Although this dinnertime discussion may be morbid, it
Our population has a higher life expectancy than ever before. With a longer life, though, comes an onset of age-related illnesses that could force otherwise independent senior citizens to seek assistance in the form of moving in with loved ones, using home-health aides, entering assisted
New research concludes that while the existence of the Medicaid program is discouraging the purchase of long-term care insurance, tightening up current Medicaid rules will not significantly increase purchases of private insurance. Currently, only about 10 percent of the elderly have private long-term care insurance.
Most Americans are unaware of the costs of long-term care and overestimate the amount that government programs like Medicare will pay for this care, according to a new research report by AARP. While 60 percent of those surveyed claimed to be "somewhat familiar" with the
A Florida jury has found that in trying to keep a 92-year-old Alzheimer’s patient alive, a nursing home failed to honor the patient’s living will and advance directive and must pay damages. The jury found that the nursing home, the Joseph L. Morse Geriatric Center
The Democratic Party’s takeover of both houses of Congress is likely to have financial implications for the elderly and their families, although how profound these changes will be remains to be seen. Of greatest interest to elder law attorneys and their clients is what the
Can a mortgage make you happy? As an elder law lawyer in Massachusetts I see the worst of the human condition on a daily basis – depression, debilitating illness, greed, elder abuse, death. Seldom is the lawyer brought in to celebrate good news with an
Medicare Advantage plans have serious disadvantages over original Medicare, according to a new report by the Medicare Rights Center, Too Good To Be True: The Fine Print in Medicare Private Health Care Benefits. Medicare Advantage plans are provided by private insurers, unlike original Medicare, which
Few of us want to admit it, but nearly everyone who lives to see old age will reach a point where they are unable to manage their affairs. In some cases, the issue is short-term and related to a temporary illness or hospitalization. In other
With millions of Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, many Americans are recognizing the importance of long-term care. The need for such care can be unpredictable because the effects of aging and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s can strike with little warning. LTC insurance allows individuals
Most dinner time conversations do not revolve around matters of death and incapacity. In fact, according to the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, over 120 million Americans have not yet put together an estate plan. Although this dinnertime discussion may be morbid, it
Our population has a higher life expectancy than ever before. With a longer life, though, comes an onset of age-related illnesses that could force otherwise independent senior citizens to seek assistance in the form of moving in with loved ones, using home-health aides, entering assisted
New research concludes that while the existence of the Medicaid program is discouraging the purchase of long-term care insurance, tightening up current Medicaid rules will not significantly increase purchases of private insurance. Currently, only about 10 percent of the elderly have private long-term care insurance.
Most Americans are unaware of the costs of long-term care and overestimate the amount that government programs like Medicare will pay for this care, according to a new research report by AARP. While 60 percent of those surveyed claimed to be "somewhat familiar" with the
A Florida jury has found that in trying to keep a 92-year-old Alzheimer’s patient alive, a nursing home failed to honor the patient’s living will and advance directive and must pay damages. The jury found that the nursing home, the Joseph L. Morse Geriatric Center
The Democratic Party’s takeover of both houses of Congress is likely to have financial implications for the elderly and their families, although how profound these changes will be remains to be seen. Of greatest interest to elder law attorneys and their clients is what the
Can a mortgage make you happy? As an elder law lawyer in Massachusetts I see the worst of the human condition on a daily basis – depression, debilitating illness, greed, elder abuse, death. Seldom is the lawyer brought in to celebrate good news with an
Medicare Advantage plans have serious disadvantages over original Medicare, according to a new report by the Medicare Rights Center, Too Good To Be True: The Fine Print in Medicare Private Health Care Benefits. Medicare Advantage plans are provided by private insurers, unlike original Medicare, which
