Senior Living

Virginia ElderLawAnswers member attorney Evan H. Farr has written a concise, readable guide to choosing a nursing home and the options for paying for care in the Old Dominion.

A group of disabled individuals has filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Illinois under the Americans w...

Nursing homes with a long history of harming patients are not being held accountable for the poor care they provide,...

Nursing homes are notoriously understaffed. Studies have shown that more staff leads to better care, but employees a...

Without major structural changes, long-term care insurance will never play more than a small role in financing long-term care, according to a ne...

Senior centers sometimes host presentations by sales agents offering free seminars or lunches that purportedly provide attendees with valuable i...

Justice in Aging has published an updated version of its legal guide on how to resolve common nursing home problems.

By Sue Woodman After Bette Miller had a heart attack in 2005 at age 78 and had to move to an assisted living facility, she decided it was ...

As our population ages, abuse of the elderly is becoming a growing problem. Elder abuse can tak...