We are now in a global pandemic in which many family caregivers will likely experience the same kind of shock, uncertainty and fear that I did. We worry that COVID-19 may sicken our loved ones or as caregivers that we may somehow bring the virus into our homes. We also fear that we might fall ill and leave our care recipients in need.
Aging parents grow stubborn, and researchers are uncovering the reasons why.
Caregiving for a family member can be time-consuming and emotionally draining. It can also be financially draining.
Each year, senior citizens lose billions of dollars to financial fraud, with the loss to individual victims averaging tens of thousands of dollars.
COVID-19 is quickly becoming the leading cause of death in the United States. As of today, Indiana has over 37,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 2,100 deaths. That is why articulating your wishes regarding end-of-life health care, is more important than ever.
It is also important to realize that it isn’t merely ‘why’ you are updating your will, but ‘when’ you are updating that can make all the difference.
Without a proper elder law estate plan, the children’s responsibilities are even more exhausting, stressful and sad.
If you have children or are expecting one, you may also want to take the three big estate planning steps that we did.
Unless you are a spring breaker partying it up, you have probably given your own mortality a once-over or two during these long COVID-19 days.
Remote mental health care use among Veterans Affairs patients jumped dramatically last month as normal medical care appointments were disrupted and veterans forced into self-isolation because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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