Senior Living

Assisted living facility residents on Medicaid are at risk of eviction if they leave the facility, even for a temporary hospitalization . . .

As we grow older, new challenges emerge. Employing an engaging and often humorous tone, a law professor and an elder law attorney offer practical advice for navigating these challenges.

A Tennessee judge upholds a stiff penalty against a nursing home that allows residents to take "reasonable risks" . . .

Florida governor Rick Scott has abruptly fired the state's top advocate for the residents of nursing homes and . . .

Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged a 78-year-old dementia patient with assault and are weighing murder charges . . .

A nursing home advocacy group is calling on the federal government to investigate Florida governor Rick Scott's recent . . .

Financial and other forms of elder abuse are increasing, but the resources to combat them are not keeping pace . . .

Your mom needs to move to an assisted living facility but you're having difficulty selling her house . . .

A durable power of attorney and a health care proxy are two very important estate planning documents. Because the individuals chosen will have to coordinate your care, it is important to pick two people who will get along.