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Living Your Best Possible Life After a Dementia Diagnosis

Living Your Best Possible Life After a Dementia Diagnosis Traditional approaches to dementia care have often focused on what is lost, such as memory, independence, and cognitive function. A recent webinar explo...

Pro Se Trustee Engaged in Unauthorized Practice of Law



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Pro Se Trustee Engaged in Unauthorized Practice of Law The Texas Court of Appeals dismissed a trustee's appeal because the trustee was not permitted to appear pro se in his ...

Medicare Could Cover Early Alzheimer's Blood Testing

Medicare Could Cover Early Alzheimer's Blood Testing Medicare generally does not cover routine blood-based Alzheimer's screening tests under current law. That could change with the Alzheimer's Screening a...

How the Federal Fair Housing Act Protects Older Adults

How the Federal Fair Housing Act Protects Older Adults Many older adults are protected from housing discrimination through the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA)'s disability protections.

Assets Transferred to FLP Part of Decedent's Gross Estate

Assets Transferred to FLP Part of Decedent's Gross Estate The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that, where an elderly woman's agent transferred he...

Choosing Assisted Living Memory Care for Dementia

Choosing Assisted Living Memory Care for Dementia Before a loved one with dementia moves into an assisted living facility, families should consider what services the facility provides and whether it can...

How to Respond to a Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC)

How to Respond to a Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) Receiving a Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage can feel alarming, especially while you're recovering from an illness or surgery.

Older Adults Skipping Meals to Cover Health Care Costs

Older Adults Skipping Meals to Cover Health Care Costs Though the crisis of rising health care costs touches Americans of all ages, older adults face a particularly difficult set of challenges. They tend to ...

When to Hire a Home Care Service for an Older Adult

When to Hire a Home Care Service for an Older Adult Is it time to consider in-home care for an aging loved one? Here are some ways to tell.

Court Rejects Guardian’s Proposed Medicaid Spenddown Plan

Court Rejects Guardian’s Proposed Medicaid Spenddown Plan The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed a lower court’s ruling that denied a guardian’s proposed medical assistance spenddown plan, finding that...