What to Do If Your Spouse Needs Nursing Home Care
August 13, 2025
A spouse’s move to a nursing home brings emotional challenges and financial decisions that require careful legal planning to protect your family’s future.
Elderly Parents Moving in with You? Steps to Prepare
March 5, 2025
Bringing an aging parent into your home requires careful planning to balance their safety, comfort and your family’s needs.
Can I Get Paid as a Caregiver for Mom?
October 23, 2024
Balance caring for loved ones with your own financial needs by learning how to get paid as a caregiver for an aging parent.
How Older Adults Fight Isolation and Give Back to Their Communities
September 12, 2024
Volunteering and charitable giving are enriching and rewarding ways for older adults to stay connected, fight social isolation, and be engaged while making a difference in their communities.
Protect Your Elderly Parents from Financial Exploitation in Nursing Homes
August 6, 2024
Preventing financial exploitation of nursing homes or other care facilities requires vigilance and proactive measures. Trusted third parties can help you monitor your elderly parent’s finances and guard against financial exploitation in nursing homes.
Estate Planning Strategies to Care for Aging Parents
April 18, 2024
An estate plan with wealth preservation, long-term care and medical directives strategies provides clarity and guidance to loved ones on aging parents’ wishes, while retaining control for aging parents over financial and health-related matters.
Protecting Elders from Guardianship Abuse
December 14, 2023
Elder law attorneys see firsthand the complexities and potential pitfalls of guardianship arrangements. The recent investigation into guardianship practices in Florida, as reported by the Washington Post, underscores the urgent need for vigilance and reform in this area. While guardianships are designed to protect the vulnerable, they can sometimes lead to significant abuses, including forced isolation and financial exploitation. This article aims to shed light on the complexities of the guardianship system, expose issues related to guardian-inflicted elder abuse and provide practical advice for avoiding guardianship by planning before becoming incapacitated. What Is Guardianship?…
How is the VA Handling Aging Veterans?
July 10, 2023
As Vietnam and eventually Gulf War-era veterans grow older, they bring with them new needs, different expectations for care and greater diversity than the Korean War and World War II veterans who came before them.
What Should I Know About Advocating for a Loved One with Parkinson’s Disease?
June 23, 2023
Arguably, proper medication management is the most critical aspect of a successful hospitalization for someone with Parkinson’s Disease.
Will I Be Able to Afford Nursing Home Care?
June 2, 2023
As many as 80% of aging adults in America lack the financial resources to pay for two years of nursing home care or four years of an assisted living community. That’s according to a new study from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the LeadingAge LTSS Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston.