I am often asked about the best way to pass their estate to their beneficiaries.  As with everything in estate planning, there are many options and no one right answer.  Understanding the options and their consequences will help a client determine what is right for them. The simplest way to pass an...

Back in March, I wrote a couple of articles focusing on chemical restraints and what we, as care-partners, can do to help ensure our loved ones are not subjected to this problem.  Here is an article I found at the Alzheimer’s Association discussing not only the problems with using drugs not...

As and estate planning and elder law specialist, I feel it safe to say that no matter how many specific things we list in our Advance Directives, we will not be able to account for every possible end-of-life scenario that could arise.  What we can do is add as much information as possible to our Advance...

A new study which suggests a good night’s sleep can reduce Alzheimer’s causing plaque!  Check out this article and video to learn more! One Night’s Sleep Fights Alzheimers

I came across this article at Alzheimers Weekly and thought it a lovely diversion from some of the “darker” (excuse the pun) subjects we have been tackling in the past few weeks. Not that I need any reason to eat chocolate, but isn’t is nice to know that I may be boosting my memory...

According to the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM), the upcoming elections could be a turning point in the funding allotted to Alzheimer’s research.  With an estimated 1 in 5 Medicare dollars spent on the disease and someone developing Alzheimer’s every 65 seconds, this disease is the...