Talking to a client this afternoon, and he mentions that he is attending an annual get-together tonight with some friends. The way he describes it: "A bunch of old men getting together and telling lies." I love it!!
Today We Moved to an Assisted Living
Today I helped move my grandmother to assisted living. She's been living at home for years, going to a day program 6 days per week. The van would pick her up and bring her home. She has a fantastic home health aide Myrlene who would come in the morning to help get her ready...
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South Shore Senior Population Set to Boom
Yesterday's South Section of the Boston Globe had a two-page story on the coming boom in the senior population. It's reassuring to read that senior centers are reexamining their goals and programming in light of the change in clientele. The biggest issues I see facing my clients are (1) bringing in the support...
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Howard Gleckman’s New Book: Caring for Our Parents
Driving to work on Friday, I had the treat of listening to NPR's Robin Young interview Howard Gleckman on his new book, Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America’s Most Urgent Health Crisis. I only caught the end of the interview, but it was so reassuring to hear...
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End of Life Wishes & Living Wills
Clients are always asking about living wills. Massachusetts law does not recognize a living will, and it's also impossible to write a thorough, well balanced statement of your end of life wishes in just a few paragraphs.
I provide clients with a solution to their goal, but in a much better form. I give my...
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Why Should My Elder Law Attorney Draft My Health Care Proxy? I Have the Form from the Hospital.
Massachusetts hospitals hand patients a two-page Health Care Proxy form that was developed in 1999 and does not accommodate for changes in the law since then or for issues pertinent to elders.
You probably have signed a "HIPAA" form by now at your doctor's office. This form allows the doctor's office to share your confidential information with...
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MassHealth (Medicaid) Programs for Kids
Some children don’t have private health insurance coverage through their parents, as a matter of fact, lots of kids – one in four Massachusetts children is on MassHealth (Medicaid).
Applying for MassHealth is very confusing – there are several programs, they each have different enrollment criteria, and they provide different levels of coverage. Check out...
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