What steps should you take if you suspect elder abuse?
When you place your loved on in a care facility, you expect the people charged with the care of your loved one to provide the best possible care. The last thing you expect is for them to neglect your loved one or expose them to serious danger. Unfortunately, for a great number of...
A New Baby Means Time for an Estate Plan
If you are like most Americans, you may have put off creating an estate plan. More than 50 percent of all Americans lack even a basic will. Anyone who has recently had a baby, however, should reconsider the importance of making an estate plan. An...
In wake of conservatorship hearing, some clarity on Woodhouse absence
Mendocino County has been in a bit of chaos after Third District Supervisor Tom Woodhouse was placed in conservatorship in November. Woodhouse has apparently been regularly missing board meetings and was arrested on October 28,
When the Caregiver Dies
Everyone can benefit from having a current estate plan in place to address their wishes and the needs of their family when they die. This is perhaps even truer for parents of children with special needs. Starting estate planning...
More boomers at risk for falls; ER rates increase
Aging is a strange process considering our minds generally age slower than our bodies. When our minds are not aware of our bodies’ new limitations, fall injury risks increase. This is precisely what is happening to our baby boomer generation.
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Effects of Conservatorship on the Right to Vote
With the 2016 Presidential race in the rearview, many are contemplating the various factors that went into play to trigger the dramatic and unexpected result. In the months leading up to Election Day, issues surrounding voter rights – particularly for those convicted of a felony – were at the forefront of political analysis...
Elder Abuse & In-Home Care: What you need to know
In-home nursing care is often a welcome relief for families looking to avoid the costs of full-time long-term care. Oftentimes, elderly folks need a little help during the day, but are not to the point that round-the-clock skilled nursing assistance is needed. For those families electing in-home care for their loved ones, finding...
Veterans’ Benefits for Seniors Expected to Be Reduced in 2017
It looks like budgets are going to be shrinking in 2017, as both Social Security and Veterans benefits are slated to become scarce. Due to a 1983 agreement between President Ronald Reagan and a Democratic-led Congress, Social Security Benefits will be cut, just as the age of retirement is raised to 67. The...
Some groups getting left behind in advance care planning
According to a National Health and Aging Trends Study, over 25% of Medicare beneficiaries have not done any advance care planning. Over 2,000 Medicare beneficiaries responded to surveys about advance care planning and almost 30% of those people...
End of Life Startups: Why some things should be kept offline
Over the past decade or so, the dawning of web-based legal services has skyrocketed into a billion-dollar industry, thanks in part to companies like Legal Zoom and Rocket Lawyer. Oftentimes, customers are attracted to the many conveniences of these services, including the ability to bypass an actual trip to a lawyer's...