by Christine | Dec 23, 2011 | Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning |
If you’ve arranged for a caregiver to provide care for an aging, ailing relative, you might be overlooking tax breaks that could help cut costs. If you have had to arrange for a caregiver for an aging loved one, then you have some appreciation of the enormity of the...
by Christine | Dec 7, 2011 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Conservatorships, Dementia, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medication |
An estimated 100,000 older Americans are hospitalized for adverse drug reactions yearly, and most of those emergencies stem from four common medications, a new study finds. Seniors are increasingly reliant upon their medications. It’s a fact of life. Literally....
by Christine | Dec 6, 2011 | Elder Law, Medicare |
Medicare's prescription coverage gap is getting noticeably smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled people with high drug costs. There is some good news for many Medicare recipients, present and future. According to new Medicare...
by Christine | Dec 5, 2011 | Dementia, Elder Law, Estate Planning |
“I get these S.O.S. calls” from adult children visiting family at Thanksgiving, said Emily Saltz, who operates a practice called Elder Resources in Newton, Mass. “They’ve been talking with their parents all year, being told everything is fine. Then they get there, and...
by Christine | Dec 1, 2011 | Elder Law, Medicare |
The breakdown of deficit talks in Congress will exact little pain on the U.S. healthcare industry, but it's a temporary reprieve from steeper cuts that could be put back on the table in 2013. Have you heard the news? It seems the grand experiment failed. The...
by Christine | Nov 30, 2011 | Elder Law, Medicare |
Medigap has been, and will continue to be, a focus of attention for those seeking to cut the federal deficit. Are you (or a loved one) a Medicare beneficiary? If yes, then likely you already know that it doesn’t always cover all the costs in a time of crisis. That’s...
