Protecting Your Assets from Nursing Home Expenses
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Sues Family for Elder Exploitation
Buzz Aldrin, the famed American astronaut who became the second man to walk on the moon, recently filed a claim in Florida against two family members and his former business manager alleging elder exploitation. Aldrin, who is now 88,...
Exploring Long Term Care Insurance
Today, approximately 46 million people in America are over the age of 65. By the year 2060, that figure is estimated to double to 98 million people, with elderly individuals comprising 24 percent of the total population, according to the most...
Making Your Advance Directive in Florida
An Advance Health Care Directive or Advance Directive is a legal document that states your preferences for medical actions that you want or do not want to be taken if you are critically ill...
Elder Abuse Remains a Problem in Florida
A home webcam in Texas recently captured shocking footage that has outraged the public and raised awareness as to the ongoing problem of elder abuse. In the viral video, a home health care aid is captured physically and verbally abusing her 94-year-old patient. The health care...
Nursing Homes Barred from Requiring Arbitration
What is being done about elder abuse in nursing homes?
Last month, we wrote a post on the factors involved in selecting a nursing home in light of widespread neglect and abuse in the elder care system. The Obama Administration has since issued a rule that will make it easier for the families...
Things to Consider When Choosing a Nursing Home
How can I select the best nursing home for my aging parent?
The fact that our society as a whole is living longer and the number of seniors is growing fast means that many individuals will face the difficult choice of entering an assisted living facility ("ALF") or a nursing home. While many...
Crackdown on Abuse of Guardianships in Florida
How is Florida trying to protect its most vulnerable seniors?
The Sunshine State, where so many Americans look forward to spending their retirement years, has a disportionately large elderly population. Unfortunately, along with the outsized senior population comes a larger than average proportion of guardianships and, regrettably, the fraud that sometimes accompanies them. Not only...
Guardianships and the Law
For many people, estate planning includes making provisions for family members who require assistance throughout adulthood. Such individuals may suffer from severe congenital defects, deteriorative or incapacitating illness, psychiatric disorder or disability as the result of an accident. Any condition that prevents such individuals from...
Evidence Shows that Medical Errors Are the 3rd Leading Cause of Death in U.S. How common are medical mistakes?
We have all heard the horror stories of medical mistakes: the wrong breast is removed; the wrong kidney is implanted; the surgeon leaves a contaminant in the gastrointestinal tract. Terrifying though these stories may be, most of us assume that safety and sterility standards will be observed when we are hospitalized or...