The latest expert featured in our Ask the Expert series is Brandon Fields, an elder law attorney from Boulder, Colorado. This week Brandon answers our readers’ top elder law questions, from what to look for in an assisted living contract to the intricacies of legal guardianship....
According to Jules Stein Eye Institute at University of California, many hip fractures can be prevented for those in their early 80—if they have cataract surgery to improve their vision. When someone is in their ‘autumn of life’ with only a handful of good years left, is i...
Many seniors are unaware that Obama’s new health care plan provides free annual wellness visits for people enrolled in Medicare. Apparently in some states, including Hawaii, as little as 1 percent of Medicare beneficiaries have used the benefit this year, according to figures re...
By guest blogger: Jeff Anderson Many Americans don’t plan for long-term care needs because they believe Medicare will take care of them. According to NPR, recent polls show that 40 percent of retirees believe that Medicare covers long-term care. Every day, A Place for Mom’s Senior Liv...
The first poll results are in! When we asked readers about the top policy issue affecting seniors in 2012, the clear winner was “Extensions of Medicare Low-Income Protections.” But there were also a few runner-ups. Check out the results… Question: What is the top pol...
