As the baby boom generation gets older, families are trying to figure out how to keep their parents out of nursing homes — which became even less attractive when Covid-19 ravaged assisted living facilities — while dealing with their growing and expensive needs. They’re also about to become the center of a political fight in Washington.
Americans are getting older. (I feel it — don’t you?) In fact, the Population Reference Bureau estimates that the number of Americans aged 65 and older will nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060.
Air pollution has been known to have negative effects on health. There is new data showing that a decrease in pollution could benefit those at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Qualifying for Medicaid can be complicated.
Who needs long-term care insurance … and who might be able to do without it?
Improving your overall physical health is just one reason to stay active after 50.
For some Medicare beneficiaries, health-care coverage ends up costing more than it does for most of their peers — and it’s not by choice.
The controversy surrounding the Biogen drug, including its potential cost, comes against a landscape of massive, unmet need for dementia treatment and a disease that costs the U.S. as much as $259 billion annually. More than six million Americans have Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, according to estimates from the Alzheimer’s Association, and by 2050 that number could reach over 12 million people at a cost of $1 trillion annually.
Many people identify themselves with their work — but when someone is no longer working, they default to labeling themselves as “retired.”
Elder Law is made up of three major categories, which can be broken down further into deeper topics.