Health Care Decisions

Most older adults who are married name their spouses to make health care decisions for them should they become incap...

A Florida jury has found that in trying to keep a 92-year-old Alzheimer's patient alive, a nursing home failed to ho...

More than 5 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease, a 10 percent increase from five...

An elder law attorney offers her personal insights into how families can turn a parent's Alzheimer's diagnosis into an opportunity for growth and newfound intimacy.

If you become incapacitated, who will make your medical decisions? Health care proxies and medical power of attorneys allow you to appoint someone else to act as your agent to make medical decisions on your behalf.

Although many people are willing to voluntarily care for a parent or loved one without any promise of compensation, entering into a caregiver contract with a family member can have many benefits. ...

Medicaid 101

Who do you think people pick to make medical decisions for them? The answers found in a new study may surprise you. ...

This guide provides a way for adults, while they are still of sound mind, to map out in detail the care they would wish to receive if they become incapacitated.

Two ElderLawAnswers member attorneys have written an easy-to-understand guide to financial planning for Alzheimer's patients.