Does Medicare cover second medical opinions? The doctor I currently see thinks I need back surgery, but I would like to find out more...

Writing down your life’s story can be helpful to both you and your loved ones. There are several benefits to keeping track of your life...

There are many negative myths about seniors and aging that exist in our society today. While some myths hold some truth to them, there...

Personal Guardian for Minor Children One very important decision for you to make when creating a plan is to decide who would be the...

Writing down your life’s story can be helpful to both you and your loved ones. There are several benefits to keeping track of your life...

When it comes to your senior parents, the choice to move them at any time can be a difficult one. So when your senior loved one has had a...

When someone gets ready to move into an assisted living facility there will inevitably be a lot of paperwork involved.  Much of that...

It was her worst nightmare. Karen’s Aunt Marge was in the Emergency Room, and Karen was in the ER waiting room after a midnight phone...

How can you ensure that your child will remain well cared for and secure once others assume the role of guardian or caregiver? While...

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,...

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...

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...

My father’s hospice experience was brief. Less than four days passed between the afternoon he entered the facility and the morning he...

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

You have a wealth of knowledge, stories, skills, and an important history that you want to make sure you pass down to your children and...

Advances in technology in the past few decades have allowed us to monitor ourselves and others. These advances have given us the ability...

A businessman with a $2.5 billion estate passed away in 1976. He was single and many individuals, mostly unrelated to him, filed more...