
Choosing between Assisted Living or Memory Care
Learn about two common senior living types—assisting living and memory care—and how to determine the best care for your elderly parent or spouse.

Learn about two common senior living types—assisting living and memory care—and how to determine the best care for your elderly parent or spouse.

Americans are getting older. (I feel it — don’t you?) In fact, the Population Reference Bureau estimates that the number of Americans aged 65 and older will nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060.

Many people have signed at least one power of attorney in their life. A power of attorney, which names a trusted family member, friend or advisor as your ‘attorney-in-fact’ to control your assets, is meant to be used if you are incapacitated.

We are estate planning and probate attorneys and we experience death weekly. The saddest aspect of our work is knowing that most, if not all,

Who needs long-term care insurance … and who might be able to do without it?

Episode 6 of The Estate of The Union is out now! In this episode, Brad Wiewel is joined by attorney Melissa Donovan, Certified Elder Law

A conservatorship, also known as a guardianship, is a legal mechanism set up for people who are unable to manage their affairs.

For some Medicare beneficiaries, health-care coverage ends up costing more than it does for most of their peers — and it’s not by choice.

The Wealth Advisor’s recent article entitled “Beware of These Common Estate Planning Scams” advises you to avoid these common estate planning scams. Cold Calls Offering to Prepare Estate Plans. Scammers call and email purporting to be long lost relatives who’ve had their wallets stolen and are stranded in a foreign country. Seniors fall prey to…