Category Archives: Elderly
Going to a Nursing Home: What Counts as Income for Virginia Medicaid?
When you’re in the process of applying for Medicaid in Virginia, you need to know what you already own or receive in terms of assets and income. This is because Medicaid, while administered at the state level, is a federal program that is meant for those who have a high level of financial need…. Read More »
Does My Elderly Parent Need a POA?
There are many scenarios when it makes sense for your elderly parent to have a power of attorney document in place that names you as the agent. While some of these situations help in terms of convenience, there are others that might arise making it a real necessity to be able to speak up… Read More »
What is Elder Financial Abuse?
Are you concerned about your elderly loved one being exposed to potential financial abuse? Elder financial abuse has a broad reach across not just Virginia but all over the country. There are three big reasons why the elderly are often targeted: cognitive and physical changes associated with aging, dependency on other people, and the… Read More »
How to Guard Against Financial Abuse of the Elderly
Whether you are care taking for an elderly loved one or concerned about the possibility of being targeted for elder abuse yourself, it is important to realize the signs and symptoms of someone attempting to take advantage of the elderly. Some of the following behaviors are indications that someone has been involved in perpetrating… Read More »
Virginia Beach Police Department Offers Support to the Elderly with Operation Lookout Expanded
This program is managed and sponsored by the Virginia Beach Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit, Home Depot of Virginia Beach, the Virginal Department of Criminal Justice Services, Sentara Home Care Services, and the Virginia Beach Sherriff’s Office. Operation Lookout Expanded is a grant that provides assistance for the installation and purchase of large view… Read More »
Planning for Your Future Healthcare Decision-making: What Are Superagers?
Some elders will retain a significantly sharper memory and cognitive ability than their peers. In a recent study, it was identified that these people all carry a very unique trait. The natural process of brain decline regarding memory begins in the late 20s and early 30s, however the average ager, according to a recent… 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 »
Virginia Beach Seniors Can Be Made To Feel Safer For Free
The Virginia Beach Police Department is hoping to expand how safe senior citizens feel in their home by providing them a narrow focus on who is at their front door. Operation Lookout Expanded is a program offered by the VBPD, in partnership with the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office that has “the goal of making… Read More »
Elder Mediation Can Help Keep Siblings Friends
The stresses and strains of caring for an aging parent, and especially determine what form that care should take, can push apart even the closest of siblings. A recent story in The New York Times describes how two sisters nearly had a falling out after the death of their father in 2011 when it… Read More »
Article Predicts Technology May Change How People Age
Technology can’t halt the aging process, but a Huffington Post piece points out that it may change the way people grow older. “Technology is changing everything, including how we will age and the quality of our senior years,” begins the story by Ann Brenoff ” Mobile devices, wearable gadgets and Internet-based technologies will help… Read More »