When a parent ends up in the hospital, it can be frightening. But it can also be chaotic if your parents have not yet thought about their...

We all want what is best for our families. Ideally, we would like to help loved ones on both ends of the continuum of life: the younger...

Though the aging population continues to get larger, there is more need for long-term care. However, since most elderly Americans do not...

For many people, Medicaid may carry a certain stigma. They often believe that it is only for those who are poor and that they would not...

There are many Long-Term Care Medicaid Rules in place which help pay for senior’s care costs. However, it is important for those...

The Wall Street Journal recently provided some guidance for Americans relocating overseas in “Moving Abroad? Here’s the Checklist.”...

There’s quite a range of prices for Medicare supplement insurance (Medigap) policies, and there’s a good chance you can decrease the cost...

Doris Selko knows the budget is tight. She’s the Southern Regional Coordinator for West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare. Selko is...

One state’s private Medicaid managers are coming under scrutiny for failing to pay bills on time. Iowa’s warning: if private Medicaid...

The Huffington Post says that more than 40% of people over age 65 need care in a nursing home for some period of time. The article, “What...

Long-term care planning is something most Americans fail to do for themselves or for their loved ones. This can put adult children in a...

A recent article on gobankingrates.com, “15 Mistakes Even Smart People Make in Retirement,” spells out common mistakes people make in...

Prior to receiving any benefits from Medicaid, individuals must “spend down” their cash assets to below $2,000. Some property is termed...

Likewise, a recent study by True Link Financial estimated the problem costs more than $36 billion every year. But these statistics may be...

CNN Money’s article, “The retirement crisis facing Hispanics,” reports that part of the reason for this is that many Hispanics—especially...

As WMUR9.com explains in “Money Matters: NH health surrogacy laws,” this person is known as a surrogate decision-maker. He or she has the...

More than 4,000 cases involved financial exploitation, and there were 3,661 reports involving vulnerable adults being physically abused....

According to the Palm Beach (FL) Post article “Florida guardianship reform passes; seniors protest at courthouse,” the Legislature’s...

An updated will. A properly drafted will can play a crucial part in minimizing your estate’s exposure to taxes. If you should die without...

According to the article “Nursing home chain not protected from prosecution” in The (Middletown NY) Times-Herald-Record, the agreement...