Elder Law News

The median cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased to $97,455 a year, up 5.5 percent from 2016, according to Genworth's 2017 Cost of Care survey.

Here are some important points to consider before finalizing your child's settlement to ensure the child's well-being over a lifetime.

Immediate annuities can be a useful tool to protect the spouse of a nursing home resident who applies for Medicaid.

To determine a child's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the government doesn’t look at just the child’s income and assets, but also may [...]

After initially delaying a rule intended to prevent financial advisers from steering their clients to bad retirement investments, the Department of Labor announced that the rule will go [...]

As baby boomers continue to work past retirement age, age discrimination lawsuits are becoming more common. While many older employees say they have experienced discrimination, proving [...]

A new book suggests that planning for elder care and a loved one's death are especially important for today's complex modern families.

New Obama-era rules designed to give nursing home residents more control of their care are gradually going into effect. 

A little-publicized effect of the health care legislation the House of Representatives recently passed is its potential impact on vital health services that special education students [...]

A little-publicized effect of the health care legislation the House of Representatives recently passed is its potential impact on vital health services that special education students [...]