Something I read today stopped me cold. I was reading an article about a woman who was sentenced to prison for bilking an elderly man with Alzheimer’s out of $2M. ($2M case highlights growing problem of financial fraud against the elderly.) As I read I was shaking my head. What a horrible woman. Then I [...]
Making Wise Financial Decisions for Your Aging Parents
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Guest Post by Daniela Baker According to a 2010 report by the Associated Press, there are an estimated 38 million Americans caring for an elderly relative. And while the President included in his proposed 2011 budget an additional $103 million for programs designed to assist the aging population, these Americans still need assistance to cover [...]
Choosing the Health Care Agent
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Once you’ve created the first part of the living will – the medical care desires – it’s time to choose the person to administer these wishes.
Creating An Advance Health Care Directive
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In most cases you do not need a lawyer to fill out an Advance
Health Care Directive. Because it is a legal document, however, it typically
needs to be signed with a witness and notarized.
Preserving Privacy During Medical Care
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I recently spent a night at the ER with a friend who’d broken her wrist. And after a couple hours of sitting in the waiting room, I knew just about every
Rising Cost of Assisted Living
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The cost of assisted living continues to rise in the United States. According to the Market Survey of Long-Term …
What’s the difference between elder-law and estate planning lawyers?
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There’s a lot of planning required when your parents start getting older. Unfortunately, a lot of it requires the services of an attorney. While there’s a definite cost to hiring a lawyer to advise you and your parents about legal issues, there can be an even bigger cost to not doing it. What’s the phrase? [...]
