Must You Pay for Your Parents’ Nursing Home?
For the last several decades the welfare system in the United States has ensured that our poor and needy get [...]
Hospitalization Delirium and Elders
A fairly common medical complication is hospitalization delirium - a temporary state of confusion that sometimes occurs after surgery or [...]
Five Problems with Joint Ownership
There is nothing wrong with joint ownership. Between married couples it is the most common form of holding title to [...]
Banks and others “practicing” law
It's great when more service providers are willing to offer help to seniors and their families. But, you should see [...]
Social Security “Do Over” loophole closed
The Social Security Administration has eliminated a loophole that had allowed Social Security recipients to start receiving benefits when they [...]
Don’t you dare be late – but the IRS, well….
A form is required for this year (2010) due to the law that phased out the estate-tax (which law "sunsets" [...]
Social Security Adds New Online Medicare Application – ElderLawAnswers Articles
For many people, age 65 doesn't mean they retire. Those of a certain age cannot even apply for Social Security [...]
Death Certificates
You may not think that death and paperwork go together, but of course they do. The thought of death is [...]
Obituary Dennis G. Browning
Dennis G. Browning, 59, of Tyngsboro, MA, passed away on March 19, 2012 at the Haverhill Hospice House after a [...]
Last Chance for Eligible Beneficiaries to Enroll in Part B
From the Medicare Rights Center: Beneficiaries who are eligible for Medicare, but who have not yet enrolled in Medicare Part [...]