Elder Law News

The new tax law makes it harder to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions. While charitable giving should not be only about getting a tax break, if you want to get a tax benefit [...]

If you are paying for your own insurance, you may think you do not need to sign up for Medicare when you turn 65. However, not signing up for Medicare Part B right away can cost you down the [...]

Technological advances have made it easier to stay connected with loved ones all the time. This has included the ability to install cameras in a loved one's nursing home room. These [...]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is increasing the amount taxpayers can deduct from their 2019 income as a result of buying long-term care insurance.

Hospital patients who need additional care after being discharged from the hospital are usually sent to either an inpatient rehabilitation facility or a skilled nursing facility. Although [...]

With the aging population becoming increasingly tech savvy, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has moved a lot of services [...]

You are turning 65 and enrolling in Medicare, but as a healthy senior do you really need to also sign up for Medicare's [...]

The median cost of a private nursing home room in the United States increased to $100,375 a year in 2018, up 3 percent from 2017, according to Genworth's [...]

After staying the same last year, Medicare’s Part B premium will increase slightly in 2019. The premium will increase $1.50 [...]

The Social Security Administration has announced a 2.8 percent increase in benefits in 2019, the largest increase since [...]