Your ailing father or mother prepared ahead of time with long-term care insurance or was finally accepted in the Medicaid program. The resources now are available to receive the long-term care they need. Considering the seriousness of their ailments, skilled nursing assistance that can only be provided in a traditional…
Elder justice issues are slowing making their way into the 21st century. The New York City Elder Abuse Center (NYCEAC) is launching a new social media initiative to raise awareness of elder justice issues throughout the city. The effort is being done in conjunction with other NY public agencies, non-profit…
Tomorrow, June 15th, is the 7th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The event is organized by various elder abuse awareness organizations, including the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA). NCEA is urging everyone to participate in the event by doing something–either big or small–to make a difference in the…
Much recent attention has been centered on senior financial exploitation. In particular, many elder care advocates in our state and throughout the country are working to educate the older generations on common techniques used by hucksters to take advantage of unsuspecting seniors. Usually this awareness effort involves explaining the most…
Elder care advocates know that senior financial exploitation is a very real, damaging issue. However, even among those working directly on the problem, there is disagreement about how many seniors fall victim to these exploits each year. The underlying problem is that the vast majority of cases are never reported,…
National Public Radio has a new radio mini-series set to air weekly for the next few months. The program, “Family Matters,” focuses on financial planning for multigenerational households. Our New York elder law estate planning attorneys have worked with many local families in this situation, often with aging parents who…
We’ve all seen the ads: smiling seniors lounging at the pool or playing golf, laughing, and enjoying the sunshine as a voice-over speaker describes the available space at a new senior living location. Retirement communities have long been popular, but many New York elder care advocates explain that these assisted…
The Star Tribune recently profiled Hubert Humphrey III–a former favorite son of Minnesota–who is now in a new role in Washington D.C. helping to enact national senior care policy that might affect older Americans across the country. Humphrey was recently chosen to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of…
target=”_blank” New York does not have a very commendable track record when it comes to nursing home quality. AARP rankings last year placed our state near the very bottom in a range of quality measurements for long-term care facilities. Our New York elder law attorneys appreciate that it is the…
Elder law issues are growing in importance on a daily basis. The “graying” of America is a well-documented demographic trend. However, many still under-appreciate the true scope of the situation and the way in which it will continue for decades. For example, according to the AARP, more than 7,000 Americans…