Senior Living

An attorney now in his ninth decade has compiled a detailed reference for anyone needing to learn about caring for the elderly at home -- and is offering it free of charge.

When someone dies, they leave behind memories of them, and lots of other things as well. This book deals with those other things -- how to clear out an estate and avoid family squabbles over heirlooms.

The $250 stimulus payment for Social Security beneficiaries is not considered income to nursing home residents on Medicaid . . .

A national assisted living company broke its promises to elderly New Jersey residents by throwing them out after allowing them to believe they could convert to Medicaid when their life savings were depleted, a report says.

Reports of elder financial abuse continue to increase, and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to scams or to financial abuse by family members in need of money.

In an apparent violation of federal law, states are increasingly using nursing homes to house mentally ill . . .

The general perception of long-term care facilities is of places to be avoided at all costs. This book is intended to dispel that perception.

Elder financial abuse costs older Americans more than $2.6 billion a year, but for each case of abuse reported. . .

The Bush administration quietly issued a rule last fall closing off a key source of information about abuse and neglect in nursing homes...