As baby boomers age, more of them are providing care for their elderly loved ones. This can range anywhere from simply checking in on a loved one to make sure they are OK, to planning meals and managing their medications, to assisting them with daily activities, such as bathing and dressing. The people who provide this care do so out of love, …
Elder Law
In difficult times, a reverse mortgage may help
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many problems for seniors. Some seniors are in nursing homes and are unable to have visitors, including spouses. Spouses have become separated in the last days of their lives. Family members are unable to say goodbye and grieve properly. Seeing the anguish and anxiety of family members placing their parents in a …
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Should you take your loved ones out from the nursing home?
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hitting nursing homes and assisted living facilities especially hard, families are wondering whether they should bring their parents or other loved ones home. It is a tough decision with no easy answers. The number of COVID-19 residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the nation …
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Be cautious with “do-it-yourself” legal documents
A few months ago, I read an article in Greenwich Magazine entitled, “The internet is not your doctor.” The title caught my eye because that is something I have written about for years as it pertains to lawyers. The title could have been, “The internet is not your lawyer.” In light of the current pandemic situation, some are turning to the …
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Keeping calm during the COVID-19 crisis
Many of my clients have said when they watch the daily briefings by the Coronavirus Task Force, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, gives them a sense of calmness in these difficult times. Even with a recent COVID-19 report showing a rise in the death rate …
