Notarizing Documents for Seniors With a Dementia Diagnosis
An Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis can be a challenging journey for the person and family alike. When the diagnosis occurs, a ticking clock begins on the timeline for proper and sound notarizations for crucial legal documents. What Does It Mean to Get a Document Notarized? According to the National Notary Association, having a document notarized […]
CMS: Medicare Will Soon Cover Certain Alzheimer’s Treatments
Medicare recipients living with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s recently received promising news: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it would begin covering new Alzheimer’s treatments that receive approval from the FDA. “If the FDA grants traditional approval, CMS is prepared to ensure anyone with Medicare Part B who meets the criteria […]
What Is Memory Care, and What Are Its Benefits?
Memory care is specialized care for patients living with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other conditions that cause memory loss. Hospitals and nursing homes may have memory care units or a separate entity dedicated to this service. Memory care provides seniors with meals, opportunities to socialize, mentally stimulating activities, and support for their caregivers. Benefits of Memory […]
Tax Deductions for Assisted Living Costs
If you or a family member lives in an assisted living facility, you know that assisted living costs continue to rise every year. But did you know some of those costs may be tax-deductible? Medical expenses, including some long-term care expenses, are deductible if the expenses are more than 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. […]
The Difference Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
Many people use the terms Alzheimer’s disease and dementia interchangeably, but they have very different meanings. Although dementia is a group of symptoms that include memory loss, the term itself doesn’t explain what is causing the symptoms. Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia, but there are many other causes. Dementia is a general […]
May Someone With Dementia Sign a Will?
What does testamentary capacity have to do with the validity of a will?
The Planning Documents Recommended for Execution After Receiving an Alzheimer's Diagnosis
You or a loved one have recently received a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. That in and of itself is a lot to comprehend. While it is healthy to take some time to digest what that means, you shouldn’t wait long before thinking about what the next steps are that you should consider. Even if the person […]
Our Life Expectancy Grows as Does the Risk of Developing Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's.
In 2003, the life expectancy of a U.S. Resident increased by 4 months with women on average living a little over five years longer than men. A decrease in heart disease and cancer was responsible for this; however, death rates for other diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Hypertension, Parkinson’s, and Kidney disease increased. In fact, Parkinson’s […]
How to Handle a Loved One that has Dementia… and also owns Firearms
No matter what side of the gun debate you are on, this is an important topic to discuss especially here in Maine because of people’s avid love of all things outdoors including hunting and target shooting; let alone our constitutional right to bear arms. The best thing to do is talk about firearms before they […]
