Senior Living

Donor-advised funds are a growing trend in giving that may get more popular due to the new tax law.

The number of older Americans with student loan debt – either theirs or someone else’s -- is growing. Sadly, learning how to deal with this debt is now a fact of life for many seniors heading into retirement.

Paying for day care is one of the biggest expenses faced by working adults with young children, a dependent parent, or a child with a disability, but there is a tax credit available to help working caregivers defray the costs...

Reverse mortgages make it possible for house-rich but cash-poor elders to use their housing equity to pay for home care while they remain in the home, or to use the money for anything else. ...

Elderlaw 101

Assisted living facilities are a housing option for people who can still live independently but who need some assistance.

Elderlaw 101

While reverse mortgages may look like no-lose propositions on the surface, they also have some significant downsides. ...

Elderlaw 101

With many people unwilling to purchase long-term care insurance policies due to the cost, insurers are rolling out new products . . .

Elderlaw 101

While residents of nursing homes have no fewer rights than anyone else, the combination of an institutional setting and the disability that put the person in the facility in the first place often results in a loss of dignity and...

Elderlaw 101

Can there be a more difficult job than finding a nursing home for a parent or spouse? No one wants to live in a nursing home. ...

Elderlaw 101