Elder abuse can manifest itself in many different ways and may present itself in older adults’ lives concurrently. Sadly, elder abuse events are significantly underreported. The National Council on Aging reports that estimates range as high as five million older…
Organizing and preparing your financial information for when you are no longer capable will bring peace of mind to you today and relieve your loved ones’ burden in the future. It will ensure proper management of your financial situation and…
Imagine that your parent recently had a stroke and is returning home after a long stay in the hospital and in-patient rehabilitation. The care providers assure you that your parent will be fine returning home, but you still worry. How…
The baby boom generation is made up of those Americans born 1946-1964, and according to the US Census Bureau (Bureau of Census), their numbers are estimated to be 73 million strong. This number represents nearly 20 percent of the American…
A Common Questions we hear: “Can’t I just grab a will off the internet, do a transfer-on-death deed for my land, put my kids on my bank account, and be done with my estate plan?” It’s just not a good…
As the Biden Harris Administration is set to take office, noting the President-elect’s tax plan is crucial for higher-income households to understand and likely make adjustments to their financial and legacy planning. Generally speaking, the sweeping changes to the tax…
Many adult children live far away from their parents in the US. Managing aging parents or in-law medical events can be a serious challenge without proper preparation and understanding of what your parents’ strategy may or may not be, no…
“We, as elder law and special needs attorneys, may not have always realized it, but throughout Justice Ginsburg’s extraordinary career as a law professor, civil rights attorney, appellate judge, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, she consistently and brilliantly…
As coronavirus cases are still spreading and spiking throughout the country, holiday travel and visitation hopes are on a collision course with COVID-19 and public health safety. The holiday season is here. Senior living communities and long-term care facilities and…
Health systems and hospitals have been coping with unprecedented challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. There has been a need to increase and safeguard healthcare staff as well as non-COVID-19 patients, testing and treating infected patients, expanding critical…