Category Archives: Elder Care
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 »
Year-End Estate Planning: Your Guide to 2025
Now that 2024 is over and a new year has begun, it’s the perfect time to take a look at your current estate plan to ensure everything is in order. The end of the year is an ideal time to prioritize your estate planning. In this article, the Law Office of Angela N. Manz… 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 »
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 »
CMS Proposal to Implement Staffing Ratios Met with Industry Resistance
Whenever you hear about a wrongful death or personal injury lawsuit filed against a nursing home, one of the main allegations made by plaintiff’s attorneys is that the nursing home was understaffed leading to a lapse in the quality of care. Seniors and their grieving families all across the country have filed lawsuits against… Read More »
Wealth Planning and Long-Term Care Planning for Aging Parents
If you have the responsibility of taking care of your aging loved ones, this is an extremely common situation that is facing more people in the sandwich generation. The sandwich generation often has children of their own, while they are also helping with the health care management or the costs associated with the loved… Read More »
What You Should Know About the Rise in Costs of Long Term Care
Over the course of 2015 and 2016, long term care is on the rise. Long term care refers to any situation in which an individual has suffered an incapacitating event or significant healthcare event prompting a stay in a nursing home or another type of medical assistance. According to surveys from Genworth Financial, in… Read More »
Caregivers Should Take Care To Get Care Themselves
Home care People who are willing to become a caregiver to a loved one, regardless of the circumstances, are taking on an awesome responsibility. Consider this set of guidelines offered at Preserve dignity Involve your loved one Promote independence Ask for help Be an advocate Take care of yourself That last guideline might sound… Read More »
AARP Seeks To Help More Than The Retired
Talking to employee The American Association of Retired Persons has launched a new service to help people with work issues, which may seem weird since “retired” kind of implies that’s all in the rearview mirror. But for many people are approaching, have arrived at or are past retirement age, no longer working may not… Read More »