When you hear about changes in inheritance law, Medicaid funding, and nursing home issues in the news, you want to know how that will affect you. Learn more by reading our take on the major news stories here.
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10 Steps to Help Older Adults Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls Some of the most serious injuries among older adults, age 65 and older, are caused by falling. More than 1.6 million older Americans end up in the emergency room or hospital because of a fall, according to the National Institutes of Health... -
COVID19 Communication Advice to Aid Hearing Loss Sufferers With the pandemic set to continue for the foreseeable future and essential measures such as face masks and social distancing becoming a part of normal life, it’s made everyday activities more complicated for all of us... -
Social isolation increases anxiety and asymmetry in brain atrophy in Alzheimer's disease A study in mice conducted by the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona shows that social isolation worsens the effects of Alzheimer's disease... -
Can nursing homes refuse to let me speak to my loved ones? While the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed access to residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities... -
CMS Issues Revised Guidance on Visitation in Nursing Homes Consumer Voice is very pleased to announce that yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a memo significantly easing those restrictions. -
When Is It Too Late to Create a Will, Trust or POA? It is crucial to engage in proper legal planning with family members while they are still of sound mind. -
Which Nursing Home Rating System Should You Trust? Choosing a nursing home for a loved one is a difficult decision and it can only be made more confusing by the various rating systems. -
Will That Followed Divorce Can Be Probated Vermont’s high court rules that a contract for mutual wills does not invalidate a subsequently executed will, but finds that... -
Law Firm Refers Client to a Third Party And Client Sues A client is suing a Connecticut elder law and estate planning firm for referring her to a financial adviser who has allegedly been involved in... -
Can an Executor and Trustee Sell Property Without Approval? Can an Executor and Trustee Sell Property Without Getting the Beneficiary’s Approval?