When Should You Start Thinking About Estate Planning?
While estate planning may feel like a grim topic, it’s really a way of caring…
Caregiving at the Expense of Your Career
Providing care for a senior family member, particularly long-term care, can bring about lost wages…
Special Needs Planning for a New Adult
Having a special needs child has many challenges. One of the toughest challenges faced by…
New Opportunities with ABLE Accounts
Previously, disabled people could only get government benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid…
Assisted Living: Is it Enough?
Jerry’s mother Jane decided, on her own, that it was time to move into an…
How Seniors Can Protect Their Right to Vote
Your right to vote is a fundamental lynchpin of what it means to be a…
A Dementia Diagnosis Can Change Your Housing Plans
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report acknowledging that from…
What to Keep in Mind When You Buy Special Needs Housing
If you or a loved one is in the market for a home that will…
The Elderly Suicide Rate is Rising
An increasing number of older Americans are turning to suicide particularly when they live in…
Signs Your Power of Attorney Isn’t Powerful Enough
Powerful “power of attorney” (POA) documents are essential, if there ever comes a time when…
Dementia Turning into a Bigger Health Challenge
Somewhere in the world, every three seconds, someone is being diagnosed with dementia. Dementia is…
Blue Water Veterans Get the Benefits They Deserve
During the Vietnam War (1962-1975) the United States military, as well as the Republic of…
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Nursing home abuse or neglect is defined generally as any action or failure to act…
How You Can Leave Well
Have you thought about what would happen if you got so sick you couldn’t communicate…
Make Family Caregiving Like Any Other Job
Doesn’t it make sense for a family member to care for a senior who needs…
Aging in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Senior care is being re-envisioned with the advent of artificial intelligence. There is a need…
What You Need to Know About the Senior Safe Act
The Senior Safe Act, signed into law by President Trump earlier this year, is designed…
Aging in Place and its Challenges
According to AARP aging in place is a goal for 3 out of 4 Americans…
How Dementia Can Effect Your Marriage
When someone you love, in particular, your spouse, becomes ill you want to help them…
How to Preserve Quality in Your End of Life Planning
We, lawyers, prepare powers-of-attorney documents so that when our clients can no longer act for…
Virtual Care Taking Hold in Today’s Market
For care providers and aging seniors in the information age, the future is now. While…
Why You Should Be a Tech-Savvy Senior
Although the “digital divide” is closing, there are still many senior citizens who remain apprehensive…
How the ABLE Act Helps Those with Special Needs
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act was signed into law in December of…
Misconceptions of Power of Attorney
A durable power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you…
Top Budgeting Tips Seniors Should Know
Money is one of life’s biggest concerns. People of all ages struggle to stretch their…
What You Should Know About Benefits for Veterans
Veterans are an important class of our population and as such, it is important to…