Senior Living

Most long-term care involves assisting with basic personal needs rather than providing medical care.

Medicaid 101

Although depression was initially given as the cause of actor Robin Williams’ suicide in 2014, his widow says autopsy results lay the blame on Lewy body dementia, a fairly common but hard-to-diagnose form of dementia. ...

ElderLawAnswers member attorney Kimberly Harris has won the State Bar of Georgia’s annual fiction writing contest. ...

One of a family's worst nightmares is their loved one suffering abuse in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Abuse can come from staff members, but a more common source of abuse may actually be other residents.

We accumulate a lot of stuff over a lifetime and at some point – perhaps due to death, divorce, debt, or downsizing – we need to get rid of it. An estate sale is one way to dispose of possessions...

Five states have enacted laws giving terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs, and 25 other states are considering similar legislation. But it's unclear whether these so-called "right-to-try" laws will help anyone other than state legislators embracing a politically popular cause. ...

When hiring a caregiver, it is important to put the contract in writing, especially if they're a relative. If you don't it can affect your Medicaid benefits. We explain the risks of failing to have a formal agreement.

As more people consider retiring abroad, questions are arising about how an overseas retirement will affect long-term care insurance benefits.

While the transition from one level of care to another in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) may be advertised as seamless, moving to a higher level of care could mean losing access to privileges and amenities you once enjoyed.