Elder Law, a relatively new development thanks to prolonged life expectancy, is a branch of the law that serves the needs of the elderly and the disabled as well as their family. As many of you who are caregivers may already know, Elder Law covers an impressive range of client issues, both legal and financial.
A simple blood test may soon be able to diagnose patients with two common forms of dementia – Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) – and tell the two apart.
Older drivers these days are keeping their licenses longer and logging more miles on their cars than in the past, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Nevertheless, fatal crash rates do tend to increase considerably after age 70 and reach their peak among drivers 85 and older.
About 40% of older Americans may be relying exclusively on Social Security for income, according to recent research.
Some health care facilities in our area say they are seeing more cases of early-onset dementia than ever before.
An End-of-Life Checklist can avoid any confusion or questions that may arise among different family members.
Adult children often need some money from their parents. However, what do you do when your parents need financial help?
You have a few options when it comes to affording the whopping expense that is long-term care.
Long-term care providers could soon have access to a newly developed tool that can accurately predict the life expectancy of dementia patients.
Elder law issues can be complex. One wrong word or move can mean the difference between a good result and disaster should you become incapacitated or if other unexpected issues should occur in your senior years. An elder law attorney can help you plan for what will happen, if you should become mentally or physically incapable of taking care of yourself and your own personal business matters.
