Senior Living

What would you do if both your parents asked you to assist them with their suicides within the same year? A decade after the fact, a son recounts how he fulfilled his parents' wishes.

The Bush administration quietly issued a rule last fall closing off a key source of information about abuse and neglect in nursing homes...

Elder financial abuse costs older Americans more than $2.6 billion a year, but for each case of abuse reported. . .

In an apparent violation of federal law, states are increasingly using nursing homes to house mentally ill . . .

As we age, new issues confront us -- from where to live to who can provide care to how to avoid scams. This book addresses these issues and offers practical advice and tips to help navigate the senior years.

Reports of elder financial abuse continue to increase, and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to scams or to financial abuse by family members in need of money.

A national assisted living company broke its promises to elderly New Jersey residents by throwing them out after allowing them . . .

The $250 stimulus payment for Social Security beneficiaries is not considered income to nursing home residents on Medicaid . . .

When someone dies, they leave behind memories of them, and lots of other things as well. This book deals with those other things -- how to clear out an estate and avoid family squabbles over heirlooms.