The parent-child relationship is pretty well defined. Children generally don’t advise their parents. It’s the other way around. However,...

Peter and Gail were nearing retirement. Over the years, with the help of their financial advisor, they made solid investments in...

Elderlawanswers.com reports that the median cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased to $97,455.00 a year,...

In 2016, a couple of events occurred in my life that had significant impacts on me and my family.  On July 4th, while I was relaxing at...

IRAs are one the trickiest assets for estate planning attorneys to handle for many reasons. First, they often are overlooked in the...

When an individual applies for Medicaid assistance in a nursing home, one of the first questions that is asked of them has to do with...

“Who would take our children? I am not sure anyone would be willing to take them,” remarked Shelly to her attorney, Jim. “It’s not that...

If you are a caregiver looking for financial assistance, there are several programs that may be able to help you. While you will still...

Elderspeak occurs when someone in a senior’s life, whether well-meaning or not, uses language that talks down to an older adult by...

It’s no secret that choosing to eat healthy can—along with just generally making you feel better— help to prolong your life. Many seniors...

About One in ten people in the United States, age 65 and older, currently has Alzheimer’s or dementia. Changes in the brain due to...

About half of Americans over 60 have completed some form of advance directives. Studies have shown that those who do outline a plan of...

November 28th, 2016, Elder Care Matters Q&A discusses the importance of selecting an Agent under a Power of Attorney Question:  Who may...

When it comes to how Mom is taken care of and by whom, there are often disagreements. If you are Mom’s primary caregiver, you may...

Making the decision that it’s time for your senior parent to stop living alone can be difficult. The signs that there is a problem can be...

What Do You Own? John and Helen have been thinking about updating their estate plan. They called and made an appointment with Paul Plant...

5 Reasons Why Seniors Should Socialize As humans, we all have a natural need to feel and be connected to each other. We have an entire...

Sometimes, it’s hard for those closest to us to recognize when it’s time for a change, and it can be harder still for our loved ones to...

What will happen to my money and possessions if I die without a will? If you die without a will, what happens to your assets will be...

As we age, our bodies change. We lose some of our physical abilities, and our responses to certain things become slower. Loss of hearing...