Category Archives: Assisted Living
Common Estate Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Estate planning is of vital importance even for the young. It’s something everyone should do to protect themselves while they are still alive. It ensures your assets are distributed according to your wishes after your death and it will prevent your family from fighting over your estate. You never know when you’re going to… Read More »
Can Learning a Second Language Help Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline and damaged cognitive abilities. Biologically, it can be seen through the buildup of harmful proteins and brain atrophy. However, a recent study published in the journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition revealed a factor that may inhibit the decline brought about by Alzheimer’s disease and… Read More »
What Legal Steps Should I Take Before a Major Surgery?
Here at the Law Office of Angela N. Manz, we help older Virginia Beach residents prepare their estates for possible long-term care needs or even death. Before you go in for a major procedure, you should have your affairs in order in case the worst happens. You don’t want to find yourself in a… Read More »
Protecting Your Assets from Nursing Homes with Irrevocable Living Trusts
The out-of-pocket costs of nursing homes can quickly deplete your savings. While Medicaid can cover the costs of some or all of your nursing home expenses, the federal program is restricted to those of very limited financial means. In other words, there’s a good chance you have too much money to qualify for Medicaid…. Read More »
Why Dementia Village Projects Like the Dutch Hogeweyk Remain Rare in the U.S.
By Sloane Airey, Guest Contributor to Senior Housing News The idea of creating memory care villages gets a lot of ink – but not too many bricks. Ever since the opening of the memory care village “Hogeweyk” in Weesp, Netherlands, there has been no shortage of news coverage about how operators in the U.S…. Read More »
Consumers and Loved Ones Frustrated with Lack of Transparency in Senior Housing
If you have done any research to identify the right place for your loved one to live as you grow older, you’ve probably been frustrated that although you can learn everything about the facility on the website, there is a lack of transparency with regard to pricing. According to the Genworth Cost of Care… Read More »
Long-Term Care Rate Hikes Troubling
As members of the Baby Boom generation move into retirement and beyond, long-term care insurance policies to help cover the costs of assisted living or nursing homes are becoming more and more of a necessity, rather than a luxury. Unfortunately, the cost of these policies is rapidly become prohibitive for a large segment of… Read More »
Reducing the Pain When Longtime Partners Must be Separated
Many people assume that for elderly couples the death of a spouse is an inevitable and heart-wrenching experience, and they would be correct. (Photo credit: i.tokaris) However, separation from one another because one of the partners requires a greater level care than the other is almost as keenly painful. “Sadly, this scenario is more… Read More »
Once Care Facility Is Decided Upon, Questions Must Continue
Finding the right care facility for an elderly loved one, whether it’s a mother, father, aunt, uncle or some other person held dear, is a lot of work. That work doesn’t end once the search is completed, as noted in a recent article in U.S. News and World Report. The questions that needed to… Read More »
What to Consider When Choosing a Long-Term Care Living Situation for your Loved One
Choosing a long-term care living arrangement is one of the most difficult challenges faced by aging adults and their loved ones. Most families try to avoid the nursing home option to the very end, believing that assisted living or small residential care homes provide a better quality of life. But this may not necessarily… Read More »