Health Care Decisions

In a case being closely watched by baby boomers throughout the country caring for aging parents, a Pennsylvania nurse has been charged with helping her 93-year-old father commit suicide.

Any complete estate plan should include a medical directive, which can encompass a number of different documents. ...

Elderlaw 101

Most people prefer to be cared for in their home rather than a nursing home, but finding a home care provider for you or a loved one can be daunting.

The refusal of a retirement home employee to administer CPR to a dying resident has gained international attention and sparked debate about both the legal responsibilities of independent living facilities and the efficacy of CPR itself.  ...

Every adult is assumed to be capable of making his or her own decisions unless a court determines otherwise. If an adult becomes incapable of making responsible decisions, then the court will appoint a substitute decision maker.

Elderlaw 101

Just as we create estate plans for our eventual demise, we also need to plan ahead for the possibility that we will become sick and unable to make our own medical decisions. ...

Elderlaw 101

In a major change in Medicare coverage rules, the Obama administration has agreed to end Medicare’s longstanding practice of requiring . . . ...

The point of buying long-term care insurance is so you don't have to worry how to pay for a nursing home (or other types of long-term care). . .

Advances in medicine are allowing Americans to live longer than ever, but The Best Care Possible argues that we are doing a poor job of helping people with what can be the burden of a longer life, and that this is...