Medicare Patients Be Wary of COVID-19 Scams!
If someone offers you a COVID-19 test in exchange for your Medicare information, run in the other direction.
What Does It Mean to Be an Elder Law Attorney?
What Does It Mean to Be an Elder Law Attorney? As we age, changes to our body, our health, our financial picture, and our family is ever-evolving. When we were young, we didn’t worry about infirmity, incapacity, or how we…
How Can Long-Distance Caregivers Help Loved Ones?
More than 1 in 10 family caregivers live at least an hour away from their aging or ailing family member, and many are tending to a loved one from a distance of hundreds of miles.
Elder Financial Abuse Is Increasing
Financial Advisor Magazine reported that senior citizens lose at least hundreds of millions of dollars each year to fraud and various scams.
Scams are Being Perpetrated on Veterans, Active Military and Their Families
In 2018, 9.4% of all reports to BBB’s ScamTracker came from military personnel, veterans or their spouses, BBB of Metropolitan New York said.
Will Florida’s New Legislation Help Seniors in Guardianships?
Guardians across Florida would be required to receive a judge’s approval to place do not resuscitate orders on clients in their care under legislation filed Wednesday by Florida lawmakers.
How Do I Protect My Elderly Parent from Scams and Elder Abuse?
Adult children of seniors need to be alert, because there are some insidious financial scams out there. Here's what they look like, and why they work.
Should I Create a Joint Account With My Elderly Dad?
I added my 79-year-old father as a co-owner of my checking account, to speed up a one-time cash transfer he was making to me. Would keeping him on the account be a problem? Doing paperwork at the bank is about as fun as going to motor vehicles. I don’t know what would happen, if he fell victim to a scam.
How Does Elder Law Protect Seniors from Exploitative Guardians?
Changes could be coming to Florida’s system for overseeing the guardians of elderly who are no longer able to care for themselves, including beefing up monitoring and increasing penalties for those with valid complaints against them.
Elder Law Can Help When an Aging Parent Refuses to Give Up Control
There are plenty of aging parents out there making life difficult for their adult children…