In elder law, a certified elder law attorney (CELA) represents aging adults and their families in legal matters. Elder law encompasses a wide range of legal matters affecting an older or disabled person. Issues related to guardianship, retirement, health care…
Considering your financial well-being before retiring or leaving your full-time employment is imperative before making such a decision. The transition to your next phase of life, whether full or semi-retirement, adventure-seeking, or family driven, requires thoughtful planning to avoid needless…
FLTCIP may be of interest to federal employees, postal workers, and active or retired members of the armed forces. First, the basics of long-term care: it isn’t professional medical care, it isn’t seeking recovery or a cure. It includes home…
You cannot escape aging, and every family system is affected by it. Even if you are in the fortunate circumstance where your aging parents can go it alone for a long time there will come a day when assistance or…
AARP reports that the population of people over 85 years old, who are most likely to require long-term care, will more than triple between 2015 and 2050. Elected leaders must rethink institutional care and its affordability and make improvements while…
Many Americans are getting their Medicare benefits cut as home health providers, including occupational, speech, and physical therapists, social services, as well as skilled nurses are saying: "Your husband (or whomever) is not going to get better, so we will…
At age 65, seniors are eligible to receive health-care benefits through Medicare if they have paid into Social Security. Individuals under age 65 who qualify to receive Social Security Disability benefits are also covered under Medicare, as well as anyone…
With the boom in the elderly population, the technology industry has taken initiative to develop technologies that assist the elderly in many ways. There are continuous developments and implementations of inventive digital Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that transform the…
Nursing homes are required by law to employ qualified licensed nursing staff and maintain certain government standards of care. According to McKnight’s.com, fully three-quarters of nursing homes seldom meet the federally registered nurse (RN) staffing level guidelines. In particular, on…
Long-term care is comprised of a variety of services that meet medical and non-medical requirements for people who cannot care for themselves for long periods of time. It is a highly individualized care system that can be formally or informally…