World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15th Every year, many Americans age 60 and older suffer abuse and neglect. As part of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we join the international community to raise awareness and help end elder abuse here at home and around the world. The Elder Justice Act of 2009 defines elder abuse as "the knowing infliction of physical or psychological harm or the knowing deprivation of goods or services that are necessary to meet essential needs of an individual … [Read more...] about Watching Out for Elder Abuse
A Guide To Finding A Caregiver
If you or someone you love cannot make it through a day without assistance, what do you do? This is an emotional and difficult issue that most families have to deal with sooner or later. One option would be to have an adult child move in with the care recipient, or the other way around so that there is always someone available to run errands and provide companionship. But sometimes a move isn't feasible. Alternatively, one can move into a retirement home that offers on-site services, but the … [Read more...] about A Guide To Finding A Caregiver
Elder Law Lawyers Preserve Legacies
Elder law lawyers help clients address the eventualities of aging, and these attorneys are going to be busy over the coming years. People that were born between 1946 and 1964 are referred to as “baby boomers.” An unprecedented number of babies were born during this interim, and now they are attaining senior citizen status. In fact, the Social Security Administration is accepting about 10,000 applications for benefits every day, and this volume is expected to persist into the foreseeable … [Read more...] about Elder Law Lawyers Preserve Legacies
