January 11, 2015Retirement Communities, Senior Living What to Consider Before Moving Into a Retirement Community What are some things that should be considered BEFORE moving into a retirement community? The brochures and websites are lovely...
March 7, 2014Care for Aging Parents, Senior Living When Should an Elder Give Up Driving? Most people remember learning to drive and the feeling of independence it gave them. This is much of the reason...
March 22, 2013Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs), Elder Care What is the difference between Continuing Care and Skilled Care? Skilled care is ideal for patients who cannot live independently due to fairly pronounced physical or cognitive ailments. Although the...
February 21, 2013Medicare, Transportation Services Medicare’s Rules Regarding Payment for Ambulance Services Question: My brother has Medicare as his primary insurer and Plan F as his Secondary Supplement (Mutual of Omaha). He...
January 9, 2013Nursing Homes, Skilled Nursing Facilities Elder Law Attorney about Nursing Home Rehabilitative Care Question: "My father-in-law is currently in a nursing home. He's been in and out of various facilities resulting from two...
March 19, 2011Aging in Place, Senior Living Senior Living Environments Designed to Residents Age-in-Place? Are there any “environments” designed to enable residents to age-in-place? Yes. But it depends upon where you live. In Massachusetts...