One of the most emotional decisions you will make in your lifetime is placing your elderly parent in a nursing home. Choosing a nursing home that fits your parent’s needs can be an overwhelming decision. Will he or she be… Read more »
Tag: elder law
Dementia Rates Declining, Study Shows
As we have learned more about dementia over the last few decades, most of the news has not been good. We have heard that dementia is playing a larger role in our elders’ lives, mostly because they are living longer… Read more »
Elder Law: Alcohol Addiction Patient Chooses Assisted Suicide
The “right to die” is an increasingly common trope in elder law around the world. In the Netherlands, assisted suicide is legal for people experiencing “unbearable suffering” and with no chance of improvement. Most of those to take advantage of… Read more »
Appropriate legal protections for vulnerable adults
Minnesota families caring for an elderly and vulnerable adult would be wise to take the appropriate legal steps to ensure that their loved one is cared for and protected. Older individuals may face a myriad of complex legal concerns, but… Read more »
Afraid an elderly loved one is being abused? Look for these signs
Sometimes the choices you make on behalf of an elderly loved one work out, and sometimes they go horribly wrong. You more than likely spent a considerable amount of time locating a nursing home or assisted living center that you… Read more »