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Oversight Lacking with Hospice Providers

Nov 13, 2019 | Caregiving, Elder Law

When a loved one enters hospice care, the whole point is to provide peace of mind and comfort to the patient and the family. And yet a lack of regulation, oversight, and available information means that isn't always the case. The HSS Inspector General has found that,...

Drug Abuse Becoming More Prevalent with Seniors

Nov 6, 2019 | Uncategorized

Many seniors are from a generation that, on the whole, still scorn drug abuse and stigmatize those people who engage in such activities. However, as the baby boomer numbers increase in senior living environments, they bring with them a more freewheeling attitude about...

How Prenups Figure into Estate Planning

Oct 29, 2019 | Adult Children, Elder Law, Wills

George and Ginny had a great marriage, with an extended family to whom they wanted to leave everything when they passed. Unfortunately, Ginny was then diagnosed with cancer. She began to worry: What could happen if she died before George did, and George remarried? Or...

3 Things to Know Before Traveling with Disabilities

Oct 23, 2019 | Elder Law, Healthcare Planning

Traveling with disabilities or accessible traveling can seem, for some, like an overwhelming task with so many extra considerations. However, it doesn’t have to be if the right research, planning, and preparations are done ahead of time. There are even travel agencies...

What to Know About the Senior Safe Act

Oct 16, 2019 | Elder Fraud, Elder Law

The Senior Safe Act, signed into law by President Trump in 2018, is designed to protect our elders from financial abuse from either within a family or support system or by scam artists preying upon them. Tens of billions of dollars each year are illegally taken from...

Getting Seniors to Embrace New Technologies

Oct 9, 2019 | Elder Law

You are a caregiver to your parents, but you live 4 hours away and can’t be there to help with everyday activities. Technology can help, but only if you and your parent(s) are able to understand and use it effectively. Each year in Las Vegas the Consumer Electronics...

Seniors Using Emotional Support Animals

Oct 2, 2019 | Caregiving, Elder Law, Healthcare Planning, Long-Term Care Planning, Uncategorized

Most of us know what a service animal is, but the use of emotional support animals is becoming more and more common. So, what is an emotional support animal? An emotional support animal is a companion animal that provides benefits to a person who has an emotional or...

How to Prepare Seniors for Winter

Sep 25, 2019 | Caregiving

Like the Boy Scout motto, the key to keeping seniors safe and sound during the winter is “be prepared.” There are several ways that seniors and their loved ones can prepare for winter and the hazards that go along with the colder weather. Things to think about include...

What Happens When Caregivers Need Care?

Sep 18, 2019 | Caregiving, Directive to Physicians, Healthcare Planning, Long-Term Care Planning

When Jeanette's mother was hospitalized, Jeanette's father begged her, with tears in his eyes, to take care of mother if he ever couldn't. Of course, Jeanette said “yes.” Years later, when Jeanette's father had gone and mother’s hearing and eyesight failed, she could...

Technology Helps Seniors Age in Place

Sep 11, 2019 | Caregiving, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long-Term Care Planning, Medicaid Planning, VA Pension Planning

The silver tsunami of Americans has inspired the technology industry. There are continuous developments and implementations of inventive digital Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that transform the lives of aging adults as well as their caregivers. Each new tech...