7 Habits to Help Prevent Alzheimer’s
Here are seven habits that can boost your brain health in your 50s and beyond.
Ethan Huizenga June 24, 2021
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How to: Protect Your Child’s Public Benefits
If you have a child or other family member who has special needs due to physical or mental conditions, you face a variety of challenges planning for their care, including financial ones.
Ethan Huizenga May 12, 2021
What Is a Conservator?
When an individual cannot make important decisions for himself or herself, a judge appoints someone called the conservator or guardian to make decisions. The conservator has the legal backing of the court in all decisions, including finances, medical and personal care.
Ethan Huizenga February 19, 2021
Financial Symptoms before a Dementia Diagnosis
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors found that Medicare beneficiaries who go on to be diagnosed with dementia are more likely to miss payments on bills, as early as six years before a clinical diagnosis.
Ethan Huizenga December 31, 2020
How to: Special Needs Planning
It is critical that parents and grandparents give careful thought to any gift of money or bequest in an estate plan, when the recipient has special needs.
Ethan Huizenga December 30, 2020
Is there a Blood Test for Alzheimer’s?
A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concern about the accuracy and impact of such life-altering news.
Ethan Huizenga December 24, 2020
Who Needs a Special Needs Trust?
If you are the parent of a person with special needs, you are well aware that the role you play is very different than it may be for other children. Properly planning to meet their financial needs, both in the immediate and long term, is a critical part of supporting your child. This support must often continue well past the typical age of adulthood, which means parents need to put in place financial tools to care for their children, in the event of the parents’ death.
Ethan Huizenga November 25, 2020
Brain Diseases Need Special Estate Planning
Covid-19 or Coronavirus has created health worries and fear for everyone. For those with underlying health issues, which include multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or other brain diseases, those concerns are even more pronounced.
Ethan Huizenga June 20, 2020
7 Signs of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
There are still certain people who do get early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. In the U.S., about 200,000 people have it. How can you tell if your loved one is among them? There can be surprising symptoms that warn of its development — and they don’t all involve memory problems.
Ethan Huizenga May 24, 2020
Caring for a Loved One with Dementia
There are few challenges more emotional and difficult than caring for an aging loved one who has dementia. In addition to the normal challenges of aging, elders who suffer from dementia can experience dramatic temperament changes and require more attentive care. As the condition progresses, wandering becomes a risk and around-the-clock care may be needed.
Ethan Huizenga April 24, 2020
