by Michael Delaney | Feb 5, 2020 | Aging, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When policymakers consider the costs of dementias like Alzheimer’s disease, they consider both direct and indirect costs. Direct costs, in this instance, are the medical and social/non-medical care costs related to dementia; on average, expenses included $273 per...
by Michael Delaney | Jan 30, 2020 | Aging, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid, Nursing Homes
Suppose your mother can no longer make decisions for herself and she now needs nursing-home care. You are stressed and anxious. The nursing home puts a twenty-page, single-spaced contract in front of you. You wish you could flip straight to the last page and sign then...
by Michael Delaney | Jan 14, 2020 | Aging, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Master plans for inter-generational community living models are changing the shape of the aging experience from the ages of 8 up to 80 years of age and beyond. Dubbed “new urbanism” it is the belief that a living environment with high standards can have a positive...
by Michael Delaney | Jan 9, 2020 | Aging, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Uncategorized
Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease typically with a long pre-clinical phase which gradually worsens. Initial symptoms are often mistaken for normal aging and include problems with language, mood swings, disorientation, loss of motivation, poor...
by Michael Delaney | Jan 2, 2020 | Aging, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Well managed money brings with it a freedom of lifestyle in retirement. Sadly, reports say that less than 5 percent of Americans will be financially free by the age of 65. Changes in the U.S. economy coupled with increased health care costs and lack of personal...
by Michael Delaney | Dec 23, 2019 | Aging, Elder Abuse and Exploitation, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Scams, Uncategorized
By far the largest types of insurance fraud are scams against government and private health care insurers. Scammers frequently target government insurance like Medicare by stealing newly issued medical ID cards and then stealing identities. The Coalition Against...
