Estate Planning & Elder Law of Massachusetts & Vermont
Many people are confused about the difference between Medicare and MassHealth as it pertains to the challenge of paying for expensive long-term care. This is not surprising. The two programs sound similar and both provide for medical care. Let’s start with a brief definition of each program. Medicare is an entitlement program. Everyone who reaches… Read More »
The decision to move into a senior living community is a big step for retirees and their families. Get the answers you’re looking for from our panel of experts specializing in senior services. This event, will consist of a short film screening and panel discussion to follow. Our panel of experts includes: Audrey Zabin, M.ED.,… Read More »
When Is It Time For Assistance? Have you ever asked yourself the question “Is It Time for Assistance” when trying to support your aging loved one? It is a question that is on the minds of many people today. Older adults are living longer due to advancements in healthcare, nutrition and technology and want to… Read More »
Join us as we welcome Ezra Home Care and O’Connell Law for this unique, one of a kind seminar. It can be hard to start conversations about what matters most to each of us as we age. Using the game, “Hello,” our moderators help guide participants to make crucial conversations easier and more comfortable… Read More »
Downsizing May Be Rightsizing For Now The initial thoughts of selling your home and moving might come years before you actually do it. When that day of decision does come, it can be a difficult one. You may have spent decades in the home where you raised your children, gotten to know neighbors, and created… Read More »
How do we all, as onlookers, family, caretakers and friends, manage the symptoms and improve the quality of life for those enduring this terrible malady? We are presented with so many puzzles presented to us who are bearing witness. We want to solve these puzzles and improve life for all those touched by this disease. … Read More »
For the last 10 years Encore.org (formerly Civic Ventures) has honored hundreds of people from around the world for their work in second careers. Encore, which is based in San Francisco and New York, is dedicated to encouraging, promoting and, in some cases, financing what it calls, “seconds acts for the greater good.” They focus… Read More »
November was Long-Term Care Awareness Month, and America’s media dutifully featured more long-term care coverage than we’d normally see in a given month. (Still, we dare say it’s far less coverage than you’d expect for a country in which 1 out of 4 people are providing unpaid long-term care to a loved one, and nearly… Read More »
There is a new generation of nursing homes in America, but they are only slowly changing the tide. For many decades now, the American nursing home has been regarded as a dismal place. But, according to a new story out of U.S. News & World Report, things are changing. Among the hallmarks of the next-generation… Read More »
Even though most senior citizens will eventually need some kind of extended care, only 3 out of every 10 federal employees have considered a plan for covering long-term care costs. This according to a new study conducted by Government Executive magazine. In fact, a full quarter of federal employees over 45 say they would currently… Read More »