Moving a parent into a care facility is often a wrenching decision for families. Despite the emotions involved, it’s important to remain clear-eyed when it comes to signing the contract. Otherwise, adult children could find themselves on the hook for much more than they bargained for. via How a parent’s health-care bills could hurt you …
The Rosenkranz Law Firm has sought to shift Vets from Medicaid to the VA health care system for almost 15 years. In a rare press release on the topic Kaiser Health News reports: “It is commonly accepted that many poor veterans and their families find themselves on Medicaid, even though, in many cases, they would …
By Jack M. Rosenkranz, J.D. How do we imagine the aging experience? What will it be like for us and how will we know what to do when our aging parent requires our help? Howard Gleckman attempts to answer these questions in his new book, Caring for our Parents, published this year (2009) by St. …
Many elders are concerned about the existing and potential disparities in the American health care system. One’s quality of life depends on having a supportive and conscientious environment within which to age. Recognizing the danger that healthcare disparities represent in the American system, scholars and policymakers have begun to differentiate between the fundamental causes of …
What do individuals in all health care environments desire: to live comfortably without pain. This is of particular concern to aging adults who suffer from conditions with chronic care more than any other population. A recent study in the journal of Pain Medicine examined the nature of patient-directed care and the patient-provider relationship for aging …