Long-Term Care & Caregiving
Paying for care, Medicaid planning, nursing homes, aging in place and family caregivers.
Elder Family Caregiving Can Spike Menopause Symptoms: Study
Mayo Clinic research shows midlife women likely to suffer more severe menopausal symptoms as caregiving hours grow.
Early-Onset Alzheimer’s: Financial and Legal Planning Essentials
Navigating the challenges of an early-onset Alzheimer's diagnosis? This guide covers financial planning, legal considerations, support resources and more to help you prepare for the future.
Aging in Place: How to Prepare Your Home and Simplify Caregiving with Tech
This powerful age-tech tool helps you organize your home information for aging in place.
Free Resources for Elder Family Caregivers
In honor of National Caregivers Day, these 13 tools offer practical and emotional relief for family members caring for older adults.
Medicaid and Homes: Protecting Assets While Caring for a Parent with Dementia
Facing tough choices about a parent's home and Medicaid? Discover the pros and cons of selling vs. keeping the property.
Protect Your Social Security Benefits As DOGE Cuts 7,000 SSA Jobs, Closes Offices
The Social Security Administration's downsizing may lead to longer wait times, but experts stress that benefits remain intact. Learn key steps to manage your account and avoid potential service disruptions.
Navigating Medicaid’s Transfer Penalty: Exceptions and Solutions for Seniors
Considering removing your parent's name from the house deed to shield assets from Medicaid? Explore the implications and discover alternative strategies for long-term care planning.
GOP Must Cut Medicaid or Medicare to Achieve Budget Goals: CBO
The Washington Post reports that the nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
Home Improvements Can Help People Age Independently. But Medicare Seldom Picks Up the Bill
Learn about the CAPABLE program's success in preventing falls and improving senior independence through home-based interventions and understand the financial barriers.
Nursing Home Violations: ProPublica Report
Looking for the right nursing home? ProPublica’s database of over 90,000 inspection reports exposes serious violations and helps you make an informed decision.
Finding a Safe Nursing Home: Insights from ProPublica’s Database
ProPublica’s database of over 90,000 inspection reports can help you make an informed decision.
Medicaid and Inherited Property: Understanding Estate Recovery Liens
Uncertain about the legality of a Medicaid lien increase on your inherited property? Explore your rights and potential legal options with an elder law attorney
Press Release: More than Two-Thirds of Women Investors’ Careers Impacted by Caregiving Responsibilities
New study highlights financial concerns among various generations of women investors.
Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts
Industry groups have been notably restrained as GOP lawmakers consider sweeping new Medicaid cuts expected under DOGE-inspired directives, KFF Health News reports.
Medicaid & Married Couples: Protecting Your Home in a Second Marriage
Understand the complexities of Medicaid eligibility for married couples. Explore the Community Spouse Resource Allowance and spousal refusal options.
What Will You Do If You Need Long-Term Care?
As many as 7 in 10 older adults will require some level of help, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Impact Long-Term Care and Family Caregivers
NPR reports ‘profound effects’ on health expected if Medicaid budget cuts eliminate services for older and vulnerable Americans.
Revocable Trusts vs. Inheritance Trusts: Medicaid Asset Protection Explained
Understand the complexities of merging inheritance trusts with revocable trusts for Medicaid spend-down protection. Learn why third-party trusts are treated differently and how to safeguard your assets.
Medicaid & Assisted Living: Navigating Eligibility
Eligibility criteria, program limitations, tips on finding legal assistance and more.
Medicaid Eligibility: Addressing Gifts & Business Investments
Understand the Medicaid look-back period, how gifts and investments impact eligibility, and strategies for recovering assets or paying privately to avoid penalties.
Press Release: Revolutionary New AI Caregiving Assistant
The non-medical home care service will use Kerry, a new AI-driven care plan management application, to streamline communication between its clients and caregiving teams.
Loans & Medicaid Eligibility: Key Considerations & Traps to Avoid
Learn how Medicaid evaluates private loans for eligibility, the importance of actuarial life expectancy, and why not all loans are treated equally.
Medicare vs. Medicaid for Long-Term Care: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You
Uncover the critical differences between Medicare and Medicaid's roles in covering these costs, and learn why relying solely on Medicare could be a costly mistake.
The Middle-Class Dilemma: Funding Long-Term Care Without Insurance
Learn critical non-insurance strategies to preserve your wealth and avoid impoverishment when facing the high costs of long-term care.
Medicaid Lien on Inherited Property? Understanding the 5-Year Rule
Navigating Medicaid eligibility with recent property transfers? Discover how the five-year look-back rule applies and potential ways to avoid penalties on your family home.
Can You Be Held Liable if Your Parent With Dementia Drives?
Explore how states handle elderly drivers with cognitive decline, including license testing requirements, mandatory reporting and family interventions.