Vancouver bans the door knob
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This weekend there was a story on the news about the City of Vancouver in Canada, outlawing the doorknob.Â
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Controlling diabetes can save everyone money (even those who don't have it)
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This blog has covered stories about Concierge doctors before (see storyhere), we’ve even posted a story by a Concierge doctor before (see story here) and of course Seattle Elder Law Attorney, Rajiv Nagaich often includes Dr. Mixon as a guest for client appreciation events, so I’m not unaware of boutique medicine or private practice medicine as they are called. But a Forbes story talked about concierge medicine in a way I was completely unfamiliar with. What interested me was that it wasn’t about doctors at all. It was about a special group of community health care workers.
Take a reality check when you're planning for retirement
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So, you’re retiring. Maybe you’ve even got a date circled on your calendar for five years from now.Â
Sequestration impacting seniors ability to stay in own homes
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Government services make it possible for seniors to continue to live at home. This makes good economic sense for the government because community-based services are generally less expensive. It makes sense for the senior because they are able to continue to live independently and preserve their autonomy.Â
Over 60% of people 50+ provide financial support for adult family members
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A recent Merrill Lynch report looked at the financial support that older adults are providing to the generations following them. The study covers a variety of topics, one of which I’ve covered here. But the aspect of the study that is getting the most coverage was a survey that found that 62 percent of Americans over the age of 50 provide financial support to family members.Â
New Hampshire law gives nursing homes right to sue fiduciaries
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In July of this year, New Hampshire passed a law that gives nursing homes greater rights for seeking payments for patients.Â
Doctor communications: It's not an oxymoron
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I once took a speech class in which my instructor frequently stood on his soap box about how the American educational system spent a great deal of time developing written communication skills, a lesser amount of time with verbal communication skills and no time whatsoever with listening skills. Since proper communication requires aspects of all three, it’s no wonder communication is ranked so high in priority but so low in performance.
Avoiding running afoul of the tax man when you hire a caregiver
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Are you an employer and don’t know it? You might reasonably wonder how you could possibly fail to recognize when you hired your first employee but if you have hired a senior caregiver you are in jeopardy of running afoul of the IRS.Â
New guidelines urge the use of statins for twice as many Americans
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The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology announced the first new guidelines in years for preventing heart attacks and strokes.Â
Medicaid applicant fails to prove she lived at Life Estate property for one year
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Just last week, I posted an article on domicile. The point of that article was that it’s important for the individual to make it clear where their domicile is for tax purposes. But here’s another reason domicile is relevant and why individuals should be clear as to what they consider their domicile.