Do I Need To Think About Long Term Care? Many older adults and caregivers worry about the cost of medical care. These expenses can use up a significant part of monthly income, even for families who thought they…
7 Ways New Voting Laws Can Affect People With Disabilities. Andrew Pulrang Contributor / Forbes.com 7 Ways New Voting Laws Can Affect People With Disabilities. A July 13, 2021, Opinion piece in the Washington Post, by Katrina vanden Heuvel, offered…
Personal Care Agreements Reviewed by attorney Brent Kato, Bruce Feder of Kato, Feder, and Suzuki, LLP. How to Compensate a Family Member for Providing Care: Introduction Many families reach a point when they recognize that an ill or older relative needs…
DOJ's New Elder Fraud Hotline Fields 500 Calls a Month Toll-free phone number debuted in March to help older victims of financial scams by Katherine Skiba, AARP, December 11, 2020 DOJ's New Elder Fraud Hotline Fields 500 Calls a Month. En…
Dying Alone Due to COVID-19: Do the Needs of the Many Outweigh the Rights of the Few—or the One? Alejandra Victoria Capozzo Institute of Virology and Technical Innovations, IVIT (CONICET-INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina…
Eldercare and Paid Family Leave: Love and the Bottom Line Article Originated from: standard.com Eldercare and Paid Family Leave: Love and the Bottom Line .Taking care of aging relatives is taking a growing toll on millions of Americans. Estimates predict…
5 SMART TIPS FOR HIRING AN ELDER LAW ATTORNEY An elder law attorney helps seniors and families Having the essential legal documents in place gives you the necessary legal rights to provide the best care for your older adult, now and at…
ELDER ABUSE: WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER CAUSES HARM “Every person, no matter how young or how old, deserves to be safe from harm by those who live with them, care for them, or come in day-to-day contact with them.” —…
Exercise May Help Slow Cognitive Decline in Some People with Parkinson’s Disease Exercise May Help Slow Cognitive Decline in Some People with Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson's disease can and often does affect thinking and memory skills. Actually, these problems are "among…