Best Home Modifications to Maintain Independence

As they get older, many — even most — Americans prefer to remain in their own homes as long as they can, AKA “age in place.” However, to do that, many will need to make their residences safer and easier to navigate, by making home modifications.
What New Fathers Need to Know About Estate Planning

New fathers actively engaged in their children’s lives understand their responsibility to plan for the future. While the idea of parents dying and leaving young children without loving parents is unimaginable, it does happen.
Americans Becoming More Proactive about Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

With more Americans pursuing early testing and care planning, Alzheimer’s disease is no longer viewed only as a crisis, but as a condition to prepare for thoughtfully and strategically.
Medicaid Care Planning with an Elder Law Attorney

Learn how an elder care attorney can help you create a strategy to provide asset protection and access to long-term care with Medicaid planning.
Combating Aging Stereotypes During Older Americans Month

Older Americans Month reminds us that aging is not a decline but a continuation of growth, contribution and vitality in every stage of life.
What Is Elder Law?

Elder Law is made up of three major categories, which can be broken down further into deeper topics.
A Mother’s Day Legal Planning Guide

Mother’s Day is a time for celebration, reflection and maybe a moment to talk about the hard stuff. As our parents age, many of us find ourselves navigating unfamiliar territory: future care, legal paperwork, long-term care expenses and awkward but necessary conversations about estate planning. But planning for the future doesn’t have to be grim […]
Mothers Need More Than Flowers

Women were already more likely to experience the stressors of “sandwich generation” caregiving – providing assistance to a parent, while raising children. Women are more likely than men to withdraw partially or fully from the workforce when caregiving demands are high – negatively impacting their career advancement and retirement savings.
Can an Elder Law Attorney Help Me with Medicaid?

How can an elder law Medicaid attorney help?
What are the Causes and Risk Factors of Parkinson’s Disease?

There are several known causes of Parkinson’s disease (PD). This condition is associated with decreased amounts of dopamine in a small area of the brain called the substantia nigra and in its projections to the basal ganglia (deep nuclei inside the brain).