Category: In the News
Senior Citizens Who Are Military Veterans May Qualify For VA Disability Compensation
Vets, you probably know that the VA provides disability compensation to U. S. military veterans who were injured while on active duty. However, you may not truly understand how flexible the program can be. Many older vets may actually qualify for veterans disability compensation without realizing it. If you were injured while on active duty, Read More
Elder Care and Filial Support Laws
Could you be legally liable for paying for the care of an elder parent? Under something called Filial Support Laws, you most certainly could in thirty states. Imagine you pick up your mail one day and start rifling through it. Junk mail, bills…and then you come across something looking suspiciously like a letter from a Read More
Alzheimer’s Disease Legal Issues to Consider
When a person close to you is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a host of problems have to be dealt with immediately and in the future. One area that needs to be looked at closely involves the legal issues that arise from an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. To say the field of law is complex is a minor Read More
Assisted Living Buy-In
Is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), also known as a “buy-in assisted living,” the right choice for you or your loved one? Find out the pros and cons.
What Kind of Care does Assisted Living Provide?
Picture this, you get a call that Mom is in the emergency room because she’s had a fall. They are going to do an x-ray to see if she has broken her hip. You have noticed over the past few months that she’s had difficulty remembering appointments, and you notice she’s not been taking her Read More
Referral Agencies Missed the Mark for Local Fire Captain
As you can imagine, the fire department frequently responds to emergency 911 calls at residential care homes for the elderly, also known as Board & Care homes, so when we received a call from EJ, a local fire captain, requesting our help to find a suitable care facility for his mother, we knew he was Read More
What to do After Moving to Assisted Living
Have you ever gotten a dramatically different haircut and then gone home and cried? Have you ever painted a room in your house and then hated it afterwards? As much as we might anticipate, crave, or facilitate change, it seems that it is within our nature to mourn what we’ve left behind, changed, or replaced Read More
Alternatives to Assisted Living in San Diego
Assisted Living Communities in San Diego have several things in common; long hallways, busy dining rooms with lots of hustle and bustle, and several shifts of staff workers to interact with residents. They tend to have a professional, business-like approach to caregiving. For a relatively younger resident, who may have spent many hours alone with Read More
Experience of Senior Care Homes
Have you ever worked with someone who is inexperienced? It can be quite frustrating. Imagine if it occurred when you’re facing a life-changing decision. When it comes to finding a safe new home for an aging loved one, many factors come into play. How important is it to consider the experience of the senior care Read More
What to Expect from Assisted Living
This summer, moviegoers will be treated to the comedy version of the bestselling guidebook, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” Many are familiar with this book as it has been dubbed the pregnancy Bible. Why is this book so popular? Because fear of the unknown haunts anyone facing a life change, and if we can Read More