Ownership of property within the family has advantages such as letting you pass property without having to open probate, however, it can increase your exposure to taxes and creditors, and result in a loss of control. So when dealing with…
Approximately two-thirds of all diagnosed cases of dementia are suffering from Alzheimer's disease according to reports published by The National Institute of Health (NIH) Library of Medicine. Alzheimer’s is also one of the most expensive diseases to treat and often…
Over the past ten years, significant resources have been committed to researching Autism Spectrum Disorder, also known as ASD. The Combating Autism Act became law in 2006, was reauthorized in 2011, then again reauthorized and renamed to Autism CARES Act…
Your nephew, Roberto, receives social security benefits and you have been assigned to manage these benefits. In the Social Security system, you’ll be called Roberto’s “representative payee.” The situation is similar if you’re appointed to help your elderly father, who…
A formal review by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the rating system of Community Living Centers (CLC) operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been requested by ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veteran’s Affairs,…
Envision your loved one is no longer being able to care for themselves and now need to be cared for in a nursing home facility. You are stressed and anxious. The nursing home puts a twenty-page, single-spaced contract in front…
Most Americans consider real property, like their home, the most significant part of their overall net worth. How the home and other pieces of real property are titled deserves careful consideration. Real estate constitutes the land and any structure, including…
Telemedicine can be described as health-related services and information being distributed by electronic technologies. Not long-ago telemedicine was an innovative practice, primarily a supplement to hospitals' information strategy managing patient care and their data more efficiently. During the coronavirus pandemic…
Because aging Americans are more susceptible to the coronavirus, deaths in this age group are high. Although nursing home residents are less than one percent of the total US population, according to a report from the CDC, they account for…
Dementia sufferers can often be found wandering. This is often caused by the decline in cognitive functioning and symptoms such as restlessness and confusion that are associated with this decline. The more these diseases progress, the more likely it is…