Health Care Decisions

The term "dementia" is thrown around a lot in discussions of elderly individuals, but what exactly does it mean?...

The federal government has published new rules that outline the rights of Medicare beneficiaries who have elected the hospice benefit...

The refusal of a retirement home employee to administer CPR to a dying resident has gained international attention and sparked debate about both the legal responsibilities of independent living facilities and the efficacy of CPR itself.  ...

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

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?...

A California jury has found that a doctor has no responsibility for a fatal car crash caused by an 85-year-old patient whom . . . ...