by Greg Port, J.D., M.B.A. | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Elder Care, Estate Planning
Alzheimer’s Disease is a public health crisis impacting more than 5.8 million American seniors, 50 million worldwide, or one-in-ten people in the United States age 65 or older. As Baby Boomers continue to age, the number of Alzheimer’s cases is also expected to...
by Greg Port, J.D., M.B.A. | May 25, 2020 | Blog, Elder Care
By now everyone probably knows the jargon associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns. Quarantine. Self-isolation. Social distancing. While each of these topics shares an important piece of information, understanding the latter is important for family caregivers...
by Greg Port, J.D., M.B.A. | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Elder Care, Elder Law
These are challenging times. As COVID-19 sweeps through the United States, children are adapting to homeschooling and life without their peers. Adults are adapting to working from home. Meanwhile, at nursing homes throughout America, residents are adapting to life...
by Greg Port, J.D., M.B.A. | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, Elder Care
Regardless of whether we are facing a pandemic or not, if you are caring for an older parent and your own children, you may sometimes feel stressed, anxious, exhausted or overwhelmed. While you may also feel alone, we want you to know this is not the case. As elder...
by Greg Port, J.D., M.B.A. | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Elder Care, Tips
News reports continue to inform us around the clock about Covid-19. We can no longer ignore the fact that the Covid-19 virus is spreading at an alarming rate around the world. Even with its unprecedented spread, however, there are still many precautions that we can...
by Greg Port, J.D., M.B.A. | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog, Elder Care, Elder Law
Did you know that while nursing home arbitration agreements were banned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), that has changed in recent months? After several years in the making, CMS issued a final regulatory rule in 2017 that prohibited nursing...
