VA Gives Veterans (and Their Widows) Money to Pay for Care at Home
As Veterans Day approaches this week, we honor those faithful men and women who have served our country in military service. Many of those veterans have become old enough to…
Supporting People with Dementia and Their Caregivers in the Community
Caregiving for family members with dementia is costly. Caregivers often lose income from lost work opportunities, and they experience higher health care costs resulting from the physical stress of caring…
What is a Health-Care Surrogate?
Many times a person may suffer an injury or illness and require medical decision-making for their care. If that person is unable to understand the doctors or medical professionals and…
Sicker Seniors More Likely to Drop Medicare Advantage Plans
When Sol Shipotow enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage health plan earlier this year, he expected to keep the doctor who treats his serious eye condition. “That turned out not…
Preventive Measures Might Help Delay Dementia or Cognitive Decline
In a landmark report, scientists have endorsed three strategies for preventing dementia and cognitive decline associated with normal aging — being physically active, engaging in cognitive training, and controlling high…
Medicare Milestones
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare, a health insurance program for elderly Americans, into law. At the bill-signing ceremony, which took place at the Truman Library…
Are You a Digital Immigrant?
The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act turns 50 this year — about the age when many American workers begin to encounter the kinds of biases the law was intended…
Elder Exploitation a Growing Problem
June 15 was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. On June 14, Richard Courtney attended the summer meeting of the Elder Law Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate…
Real People Will be Harmed by House & Senate Health Repeal Bills
The following is an alert written by the Center for Medicare Advocacy that we wanted to share with you. More information is available on their website at www.MedicareAdvocacy.org. The House…
Observations on Being Mortal
In a recent lecture at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Summer Meeting, Hanson Reynolds discussed what may bother those who are dying the most and ways that…
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