Arbitration Clause in Assisted Living Contracts
Often, an incoming resident and their family deals with a blizzard of paperwork upon entry into a nursing home or assisted living facility. Not scrutinizing those documents can prove costly.
Long Covid: Financial Help
An estimated one out of five of us infected with covid develop long covid. It is difficult to tell whether or when the symptoms will wane or whether they will wax and wane; whether or when new symptoms will emerge and how they will affect us. What about financial help for long Covid?
Is it Brain Fog and How Can I Fix It?
Do you have a hard time remembering things? Do you feel exhausted and can’t clear your head? Many feel this way and wonder if it’s brain fog and what they can do to fix it.
What Counts When Determining Eligibility for Nursing Home Medicaid
You may receive income from mineral rights, not exactly a business as far as you are concerned but in some years a meaningful source of income. You may own a small part of a family business, whether one which is operating or one which has been created to hold rental property. You may own part of a family vacation home. Will these be counted in determining your eligibility for nursing home Medicaid?
Happy Grandparents’ Day!
Happy Grandparents’ Day! Whether you are a grandparent or a great grandparent – or a great uncle or aunt – this is your day! It’s your day to be remembered. It’s your day to think about how you want to be remembered in the future.
Why Do Only Humans Get Alzheimer’s?
Have you ever wondered, “Why do only humans get Alzheimer’s?” Read more for the results of some studies that show how exercise can decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia and cognitive decline.
Helping Mom Move to a Senior Living Facility
At some point our parents, or our surviving parent, may find that the family home is just too large, requires too much in upkeep or repairs, or is too far from family, from friends, or from the places they now want to go. It might be time to move to a senior living facility. Read more for ways to ease the transition.
Hurricane Season: What To Do if Disaster Strikes
With hurricane season fast upon us, in addition to checking our evacuation packs and shelter-in-place items, it is time to think about what to do if disaster strikes. (Be sure to bookmark this article for help with future disaster preparedness.) Texas RioGrande Legal...
SECURE Act and Your Retirement
Some of us must postpone retirement while others may have to take retirement early. Over half of us have a 401k or similar workplace retirement plan, a traditional IRA or both. Regardless of how much or how little it holds, we wonder what will happen to it, to us, and to our families. These days we naturally feel insecure. Knowing about and adjusting to the SECURE Act may help.
Ways for Older Adults to Stay Safe during a Heat Wave
Extreme heat, like the heat wave we’re experiencing now in Texas, is particularly dangerous for vulnerable older adults. Those older than 65 need to be especially vigilant in the heat because of the risk of heat-related deaths.
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