Elder Law Articles of Interest
The Elder Law Center publishes relevant elder law articles in this section of our website. Additional articles are available on the Elder Law Center attorneys' blog. This information is being provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. To discuss a legal matter with an elder law attorney, please email the Elder Law Center or call 630-844-0065.
Most Recent Elder Law Articles
- A Letter of Instruction Can Spare Your Heirs Great Stress (1/27/12)
- Social Security's Benefits for Spouses (1/16/12)
- Suit Contests Hospitals' Practice of Not Admitting Patients Prior to Nursing Home Transfer (11/28/11)
Article Achives
- What You Pay Your Doctor Under Medicare Depends (11/3/11)
- Make Sure Your Power of Attorney Complies with Federal Privacy Law (10/27/11)
- Communicating End-of-Life Wishes Pays Off Where Aggressive Treatment Is the Norm (10/26/11)
- The Difference Between Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia (10/1/11)
- Senior Cohousing: A Retirement Alternative (9/28/11)
- Medicare Fraud Costs Billions: Here's How You Can Help (8/23/11)
- Amy Winehouse's Death Illustrates the Importance of a Will (7/29/11)
- Adult Children Losing $3 Trillion in Caring for Aging Parents (8/29/11)
- Hiring a Caregiver: Should You Employ One Yourself or Go Through an Agency? (7/27/11)
- Who Gets Copies of the Will After a Person Dies? (7/27/11)
- Followup Study Finds Financial Abuse of Elderly Is on Rise (6/2/11)
- Resolving Conflicts Between Co-Agents on a Power of Attorney (5/25/11)
- Daily Money Managers Can Help Assist Seniors with Financial Matters (5/16/11)
- States May Now Extend Medicaid's Spousal Protections to Same-Sex Partners (4/9/11)
- New Rule Requires Homebound Medicare Patients to See Doctors (4/5/11)
- You Can't Opt Out of Medicare Without Losing Social Security, Judge Rules (3/22/11)
- Consider Putting Gifts to Grandchildren in a Trust (3/1/11)
- 2011 Long-Term Care Insurance Price Index Announced (2/10/11)
- State Laws Create Obstacles to End-of-Life Planning, Study Finds (1/21/11)
- Proposed Chinese Law Would Require Adult Children to Visit Elderly Parents Regularly (1/6/11)
- Do Surviving Spouses Have a Right to a 401(k) or an IRA? (12/28/10)
- Social Security May Soon Put Lid on Benefits 'Do-Over' Strategy (12/9/10)
- Prevent Your Power of Attorney from Being Ignored (11/29/10)
- Hospital Trying to Revoke Daughter's Power of Attorney (11/29/10)
- New Medicare Premium, Deductible and Co-Pay Charges for 2011 (11/5/10)
- Average Cost of a Nursing Home Room Tops $83,000 a Year (10/26/10)
- Reviewing Your Medicare Plans Is More Important Than Ever This Year (10/7/10)
- Charitable Remainder Trusts: Income for Life and a Good Deed at Death (9/16/10)
- GAO Report Raises Some Concerns About Regulation of Retirement Communities (9/7/10)
- New Attorney Catherine E. Malesky Joins the Elder Law Center (8/25/10)
- Proposed Rules Signed Implementing the Deficit Reduction Act Concerning Medicaid Assistance for Long-Term Care (8/25/10)
- Health Reform Law's Pre-Existing Condition Plan Kicks In (7/16/10)
- Court Again Rules That Part D Recipients Must Repay Mistaken Refunds (6/24/10)
- How Risky Is Buying a Limited-Duration Long-Term Care Insurance Policy? (6/8/10)
- Social Security Adds New Online Medicare Application (5/20/10)
- Steps to Take in Advance of Death or Disability (4/29/10)
- Investigative Report Questions Five-Star Rating System for Nursing Homes (4/28/10)
- Health Reform: What Changes Are in Store for the Elderly? (4/8/10)
- Demise of Estate Tax Could Have Serious Consequences for Spouses (3/2/10)
- Social Security Calculator Now Available to Delayed Retirees (2/23/10)
- Things To Remember At Tax Time (2/5/10)
- Congress Lets Estate Tax Expire, But May Act Retroactively (1/12/10)
- Pre-Paid Funeral Plans: Buyer Beware (1/6/10)
2009 Articles
- End Of Year Tax Planning Considerations (12/8/09)
- Bank Pays Price for Refusing to Honor Request Made Under a Power of Attorney (12/8/09)
- No Change In Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Standards for 2010 (11/12/09)
- Switching Medicare Plans If You Move (10/28/09)
- IRS Issues Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2010 (10/19/09)
- New Web Site Promotes Senior Volunteer Opportunities (8/28/09)
- SSA Agrees to Stop Suspending Benefits Based on Existence of Arrest Warrant (8/26/09)
- Useful Financial, Retirement and Personal Calculators Available on the Web (7/30/09)
- Getting Cash From a Life Insurance Policy If You Are Terminally Ill (7/27/09)
- Accounting for Gifts and Loans to Children in Your Estate Plan (6/23/09)
- Requiring Adult Children to Pay for Aging Parents (6/23/09)
- You May Be Able to Claim Social Security Benefits Now and Claim More Later (6/23/09)
- Don't Fall for the 'Certified Copy of Your Deed' Swindle (6/15/09)
- Be Aware Of The Dangers Of Joint Accounts (6/1/09)
- Nearly Two-Thirds Face Risky Retirement Due to Long-Term Care Costs (5/19/09)
- Financial Downturn Coupled With Changing Estate Tax Rules Mean It's Time to Review Your Estate Plan (4/20/09)
- What The Stimulus Bill Means For The Elderly (3/6/09)
- Do You Have The Right Fiduciary? (2/24/09)
- Retirement Home Can Force Resident to Move to Higher Level of Care (2/18/09)
2008 Articles
- New Tax Break Helps Surviving Spouse (4/3/08)
- 10 Million Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer's, Report Predicts (3/21/08)
- Why Not Just Use an Off-the-Shelf Power of Attorney Form? (2/28/08)
- Preventing A Will Contest (1/18/08)
2007 Articles
- Why Do Married Men Claim Social Security Benefits So Early? (11/6/07)
- New Medicare Premiums (10/5/07)
- What is Required of an Executor? (8/20/07)
- Should You Sign a Nursing Home Admission Agreement? (7/3/07)
- Charitable Gift Annuities (6/4/07)
- How to Choose a Nursing Home (4/10/07)
- Medicaid Recovery of Home Catches Many Families by Surprise (1/5/07)