Category: Legal News
Signs of Memory Loss? How to Protect Your Aging Parent’s Retirement Savings
Mild cognitive impairment cause memory loss and poor judgment, both of which may not be obvious until it’s too late. Seniors with mild cognitive impairment are at risk for making disastrous money management decisions that can jeopardize their life savings, their home ownership, as well as the finances of other family members. Learn how to…
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Documents You Can’t Afford to Ignore: Family Protection by Preparation
Our life is bookended by essential documents: We’re given a birth certificate after our first breath and a death certificate after our last. In between, we accumulate innumerable other certificates, registrations, titles, contracts, licenses, directives, deeds, diplomas and so on. By the time we’re elderly, we have accumulated dozens, perhaps hundreds, of official documents of…
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5 Ways to Break the Rules of Retirement Planning
We all want our loved ones to be financially stable in retirement. But some of the conventional wisdom about retirement planning could be just plain wrong. There’s no shortage of articles touting the “rules” for guaranteeing a perfect retirement. But as the ins and outs of financial planning become increasingly complex, it might not be…
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Elder Financial Abuse: The Invisible Epidemic
Mistreatment of seniors is not just a matter of neglect or violence. Financial abuse is also all too common—and often, family members and caregivers are the culprits. The sad reality of elder abuse takes many forms, from physical violence to caregiver neglect. But one type of elder abuse has effects which are particularly insidious: financial…
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10 Essential Questions to Ask Your Aging Parents
You can’t predict when something might happen to your aging parent. Whether an unexpected illness leads to a hospitalization, or a fall requires rehabilitation at a nursing home; in these instances it’s vital that your parents have their essential legal documents in order so that you have a good picture of their state of affairs….
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Don’t Cut Monthly Social Security Payments to Seniors
A recent poll indicates that a majority of people would rather hike taxes–or even raise the retirement age–than cut monthly Social Security benefits for future generations of seniors. If your loved ones are retired, chances are pretty good that they’re getting Social Security benefits. About 56 million people currently receive payments, and for retirees, each…
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Age is a matter of feeling, not of years
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Social Security Benefits Demystified: Your Top Questions Answered
Understanding your social security benefits can help you plan better for retirement. In today’s depressed economic climate, planning in advance is crucial. Social Security Administration Specialist, Kirk Larson, provides social security benefit insight and expertise. A Place for Mom’s Senior Living Advisors are often asked questions about social security retirement benefits, eligibility requirements, and how…
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Joan Lunden, The New Face for A Place for Mom, Inc.
A Place for Mom, Inc. is happy to announce that we have a new partner for our latest advertising campaign—the fabulous Joan Lunden! While best known as a journalist, author and former long-time host of Good Morning America, Joan is a dedicated caregiver for her mother and personally went through the process of finding senior…
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