COVID-19 has brought renewed importance to advance care planning and directives. Responses to vaccinations and understanding their efficacy, reinfection potential, and long-haul symptoms resulting from COVID-19 continue to baffle our scientific understanding. It appears the coronavirus will continue to challenge…
For Veterans preparing for retirement, there are a wide variety of benefits programs that provide financial support and health care. Programs include but are not limited to: Veterans’ Health Care and Veterans’ Pensions Survivor’s Death Pension Housebound Pension Aid and…
While many older Americans want to work, the April 2020 unemployment rate for those 55 and older reached 13.6 percent. COVID-19 restrictions and associated layoffs account for some unemployment increases, but so does the lack of employment opportunities among older…
An irrevocable trust that benefits a charity and also provides income to the heirs is a charitable trust. If you are philanthropically minded with nonessential assets like stocks or real estate, a charitable trust can offer many financial advantages for…
Visiting the doctor involves more than just casual small talk. Often, you must explain your ailment quickly and succinctly, trust that your doctor has your best interests at heart and will keep your confidentiality; and make yourself vulnerable and talk…
Senior adults are more likely to fall victim to identity theft, and this is a crime that is on the rise. It involves a criminal stealing personal identifying information to create a new identity or to steal money from the…
Many seniors are taking advantage of the internet of things (IoT) thanks to embedded electronic devices, and these technologies have created many conveniences. It is becoming increasingly common for everyday items like refrigerators, thermostats, and doorbells to be internet-connected making…
In America, being healthy and secure as you age is very expensive on many levels. The financial toll for millions of the elderly and those families who do their best to care for and support them. Long-term care facilities and…
As lawyers, we prepare powers of attorney so that our clients can continue to act on behalf of themselves when they are no longer able to do so themselves. But when it comes to actually using those documents at the…
As a result of the Coronavirus, elderly people are experiencing isolation from family and extended community, which increases their risk of neglect. With the flu season fast on approach this isolation and the possibility of a resurgence of COVID-19, older…