A University of Michigan study found that between 2000 and 2010, the number of seniors with living wills (Advance Directives) increased from 47 percent to 72 percent. Despite that significant change, hospitalization rates and in-hospital deaths remained pretty much the same, according to the study which was published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society. … Read more
A simple blood test can predict, with 90 percent accuracy whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s disease in the next two to three years according to researchers from several medical centers in a paper published in Nature Medicine in March. But, would knowing you had a 90 percent chance of getting Alzheimer’s potentially affect long term … Read more
Fractures are a common and problematic event for older adults. More than 2 million fragility fractures occur in the U.S. each year. Despite this, roughly 80 percent of older Americans who experience a fragility fracture are never tested or treated for osteoporosis. Fragility fractures are broken bones caused by a fall from no greater than … Read more
Anyone with property has an estate. The point of probate is to legally clarify the ownership of that property in order to distribute the title of the property when you die. Any asset that has a document to establish the identity of the owner (title to a car, deed to a house, account ownership papers … Read more
Over 13 percent of Americans are 65 and older. Over the next 20 years that number is expected to nearly double. At the same time, disabilities, widowhood, divorce and retirement are just some of the things that may play a role in a serious public health issue. That issue is loneliness. Studies have shown that … Read more
Elder Law Attorney, Rajiv Nagaich has a friend in need of a kidney.  He’s been talking about this need on the radio show for the past couple weeks. There are benefits to both the kidney donor as well as the recipient. One in 10 American adults (over 20 million) has some sort of chronic kidney disease. Because chronic kidney … Read more
Federally insured reverse mortgages are a way for homeowners 62 and over to borrow money using their home as collateral.  This allows a homeowner to continue to live in the house, as long as the house is their primary residence, without having to make payments. Reverse mortgages come due when the last borrower on the … Read more
Between the ages of 50 and 65, eating a diet high in animal protein makes you four times more likely to die from cancer according to a recent study. But after age 65, two studies have found that a high protein diet protects individuals from disease. Researchers in the first study tracked a large sample … Read more
Married people lead overwhelmingly healthier lives than their single counterparts. Studies have shown they have  50 percent less risk of Alzheimer’s than their single counterparts, are three times more likely to survive heart surgery, are less likely to get the flu, and more likely to survive cancer. The poverty rate for seniors rises from 4.6 … Read more
A study released this week by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that 1 out of every 3 patients who went to a nursing home after a hospital stay was harmed by their treatment. Congress mandated the study to determine the national incidence rate for adverse events in … Read more
Will your plan for retirement lead to disaster if your health fails? Will you end up forced into institutional care, go broke paying for care, or become a burden on your family?
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