Elder Law Articles
Will I Have to Spend Down My Income For My Wife to Be Eligible for Medicaid?
Q: My wife may need to go into a nursing home and apply for Medicaid in a little more than five years. She has $930 a month in Social Security and no other income. She does
You may have signed a living will, but scary mistakes can happen at the ER
By Judith Graham “Don’t resuscitate this patient; he has a living will,” the nurse told the doctor, Monica Williams-Murphy, handing her a document. Williams-Murphy looked at the sheet bearing the signature of the unconscious 78-year-old man,
Genworth raises long-term-care insurance costs an average 58%
By Greg Iacurci The cost increases, approved by regulators in the second quarter, affect roughly $160 million of in-force premiums Genworth Financial Inc. received approval from state regulators this year to raise costs an average 58% on
Alzheimer’s one day may be predicted during eye exam
By WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer's disease using an eye exam. Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors' offices, researchers