Five Key Factors to Consider When Choosing a Nursing Home
If you have made the difficult decision that nursing home care is the best option for your loved one, you must decide on the nursing home itself. Here are some of the issues to consider when choosing a...
The Financial Difficulties Faced by Widows
Losing one's husband is difficult enough in and of itself. Unfortunately, many widows must also contend with the financial consequences of the loss of their husbands. According to government figures cited...
One of the Most Important Conversations You Should Have With Your Family
As an estate planning and elder law firm, we strive to provide all of our clients with the tools and strategies they need to prepare for whatever comes along, including wills, trusts, advanced directives,...
What You Need to Know About Financial Elder Abuse
Let’s start with a definition. Financial elder abuse, also known as material exploitation, is the illegal or improper use of an elderly person's funds, property, or assets. Examples of this type of abuse...
Should Seniors Enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan or Stick With Traditional Medicare?
An article by Wendell Potter on medicareresources.org discusses the advantages and disadvantages of Medicare Advantage plans versus traditional Medicare in providing adequate care to seniors. For some...
Reverse Mortgages Seem to Be Winning New Respect
Ten years ago, many financial advisors dismissed reverse mortgages out of hand. Their reasoning was that reverse mortgages, which give homeowners an advance on their home equity and allow them to delay...
Worried About Running out of Money in Your So-Called "Golden" Years? You Are Hardly Alone, Continued
In this post, we continue our discussion of protecting your nest egg in retirement. ...
Worried About Running out of Money in Your So-Called "Golden" Years? You Are Hardly Alone
Americans are living longer than ever before. That's great news, but it has a downside—the possibility of outliving our life savings. ...
How to Choose a Professional Home Care Provider, Continued
When choosing a home care provider, it's important to ask for references. Suitable references include doctors, discharge planners and other patients or their family members. Be sure to contact the references...
How to Choose a Professional Home Care Provider
Perhaps you have realized that you simply can't continue to provide adequate care to your loved one. Or maybe your loved one lives far away and your responsibilities at home won't allow you to serve as...