by Lori Pulvermacher | Nov 1, 2021 | Elder Law, Financials
We ask the question if military veterans are permitted to use their Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits to help with the cost of Long-term care? The answer is, as with most governmental things, complicated. We look at a much-underused pension benefit known...
by Michael Delaney | Oct 18, 2021 | Aging, Elder Law
With even more resurgent cases of COVID-19 on the rise with variants Delta and Mu, the 2021 fall flu season has arrived. As a result, nursing home implementations of CMS protocols for resident visitation have become stricter than ever. Unfortunately, the physical...
by Michael Delaney | Oct 4, 2021 | Aging, Elder Law
For millions of families caring for their elderly is a top priority, which is at best expensive on many levels. To securely age well we must do our best to support them. Long-term care facilities and retirement communities cost staggering amounts of money, as do the...
by Lori Pulvermacher | Sep 13, 2021 | Elder Law
The April 2020 unemployment rate for workers 55 and older rose to 13.6 percent though many of these Americans want to work. COVID-19 restrictions and associated layoffs account for some unemployment increase, but so does the lack of employment opportunities among...
by Lori Pulvermacher | May 24, 2021 | Aging, Elder Law
The concurrent use of multiple prescription medications, or polypharmacy, is prevalent in the elderly American population. The more medications a person takes, the higher the risk of dangerous drug-drug interactions and increased possibility of inappropriate...
by Lori Pulvermacher | Apr 12, 2021 | Aging
It’s been concluded that the dramatic slowdown of COVID-19 infections and deaths along with the US vaccination program permits the easing of visitation guideline restrictions that allow in-person visitation to nursing homes. According to McKnight’s Long-Term...
