by Christine | May 22, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning |
“To the extent that there is a disconnect between parents and their grown children on these financial topics, our data show that families can look to mom to help bridge that gap,” says Lauren Brouhard, senior vice president of retirement in Fidelity’s Personal...
by Christine | May 21, 2013 | Elder Care, Hospice |
"The effect is very negative for end-of-life care in the country. The way hospice is designed now may have worked fine 30 years ago, but it doesn’t work now and we need to think about alternatives." U.S. health care has been in flux since 2010, with many...
by Christine | May 20, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Tax Law |
There was no contract, no invoice, and no evidence the family agreed to pay him anything. Sure, Anthony gave round-the-clock care. The family would have hired round-the-clock nurses if he hadn’t been there. If you find yourself taking on the responsibility of a...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2013 | Elder Care, Estate Planning |
Even if a copy of your living will ends up at the hospital with you — that's hardly guaranteed — doctors routinely don't know how to interpret them. They may still leave friends and family confused about what you want. End-of-life decisions are...
by Christine | Apr 9, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law |
In hospitals, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, pharmacies and insurance companies, professionals may cite Hipaa as a reason to restrict information. Some patients even have trouble accessing their own health records, supposedly because of the privacy law. We tend to...
by Christine | Mar 27, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law |
Already, 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. Those numbers will jump to 13.8 million by 2050 … The latest numbers are in from the Alzheimer’s Association, and reports show one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or other dementia....
