Health Care Decisions

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

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.

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 . . . ...

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 California insurance agent has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for selling an annuity to an 83-year-old woman who allegedly . . . ...

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.

Assisted suicide is a controversial topic, but what exactly does the law say?...

Advances in medicine are allowing Americans to live longer than ever, but The Best Care Possible argues that we are doing a poor job of helping people with what can be the burden of a longer life, and that this...

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