Health Care Decisions

Living longer is supposed to be better, but that's not the reality in most cases argues the author of this thought-provoking book that examines the way the media portrays aging in America -- and how that portrayal is lulling us into complacency.

A New York court has suspended the accountant and attorney who were acting as executors for the huge estate of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark. . .

A power of attorney and a health care proxy are two of the most important estate planning documents you can have, but in some instances they may be useless if they don't comply with the federal privacy law.

A new study finds that when medical personnel know what kind of care a patient wants at the end of life, Medicare can be spared . . . ...

Making decisions about elderly parents can cause conflict even in the best of families. In this book, three experienced elder mediators provide advice and tools for managing disputes with siblings.

Many people use the terms Alzheimer's disease and dementia interchangeably, but they have very different meanings. . .

Sibling relationships can be difficult even in the best of times, but add in an aging parent and there is bound to be some tension. This book offers insight and strategies to help siblings work together when established family roles...

Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged a 78-year-old dementia patient with assault and are weighing murder charges . . .

The critically acclaimed film, starring Paul Giamatti, highlights the rights of the elderly and several of the legal issues involved in elder law . . .