Senior Living

One or both parents requiring care can create serious stresses and conflicts within families. Elder mediation is available to resolve family disputes that otherwise may go unaddressed or lead to costly and traumatic litigation.

Many nursing homes are improperly prescribing antipsychotic drugs to patients even though federal law has put restrictions on their use.

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

Soon borrowers will have to pass a financial assessment before they can take out a reverse mortgage.

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.

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

When hiring a caregiver, it is important to put the contract in writing. If you don't it can affect your Medicaid benefits.

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...

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...