by Michael Delaney | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Small businesses have growing concerns about liability as they reopen and conduct business during COVID-19, and that concern continues as we approach winter and the “regular” flu season. In a recent poll conducted by MetLife and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 65% of...
by Michael Delaney | Aug 31, 2020 | Aging, Elder Law, Estate Planning
You should check your estate planning documents every so often, to make sure they’re still good, especially with big life changes like births, marriages, divorces, and moving to another state. Children grow up, marriages dissolve, property gets sold, residences...
by Michael Delaney | Aug 23, 2020 | Aging, Nursing Homes
Even in the best of circumstances, adults living in senior communities and long-term care facilities combat loneliness and some degree of isolation, which is linked to anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease, and other ailments. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
by Michael Delaney | Aug 17, 2020 | Elder Abuse and Exploitation, Elder Law, Nursing Homes
Nursing homes by their very communal nature and frequent movement by staff among rooms create conditions where viruses and disease can spread easily. Before the coronavirus pandemic, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report in 2019 found that 82 percent of the...
by Michael Delaney | Aug 10, 2020 | Aging, Elder Law, Estate Planning
Care.com’s annual estate planning survey for 2019 found that 57% of adults in the U.S. do not have a Last Will & Testament (a “Will”). The survey found that participants were more likely or less likely to have a Will depending on issues such as age, race, and...
