Getting started on an estate plan can be overwhelming. This book is an easy-to-understand overview of estate planning that helps explain all the factors to consider and decisions to make.

The attorneys general of 30 states have sent a letter to CMS asking it to suspend and revise its rating system for nursing homes. . .

The authors of a nationally syndicated newspaper column on elder law have written a book based on decades of experience helping people both on the page and in the elder law office.

Many people believe that if they have a will, their estate planning is complete, but there is much more to a solid estate plan.

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

Rhode Island is asking the federal government for permission to radically transform its Medicaid program, a move that could create waiting lists for those...

In order to qualify for Medicaid, a nursing home resident's income must not be above a certain level. ...

A federal court has ruled that banks can’t foreclose on surviving spouses of reverse mortgage holders when the spouses can’t pay off the mortgage. ...

When one member of a couple moves to a nursing home, we expect that spouse will be the first to die, but this isn’t always the case. What happens if a Medicaid recipient's spouse dies first?...