Senior Living

Older people are vulnerable to financial abuse. Understanding the threat of financial exploitation seniors face can help them avoid people who want to steal their money, identity, government benefits, or possessions.

Most people prefer to be cared for in their home rather than a nursing home, but finding a home care provider for you or a loved one can be daunting.

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

Checklist of questions for assisted living and continuing care communities.

As the quality and offerings of nursing homes vary, choosing the most suitable facility for your situation is crucial. Finding a facility that best fits your needs may require research to determine the right options.

The conventional wisdom is that you should always pay off your debts, but that may not always make the most financial sense for seniors.

Every adult is assumed to be capable of making their own decisions unless a court determines otherwise. If an adult becomes incapable of making responsible decisions, the court will appoint a substitute.

Elderlaw 101

CCRCs offer the entire residential continuum - from independent housing to assisted living to round-the-clock nursing services - under one "roof."...

Elderlaw 101