by Keystone Elder Law | Feb 12, 2013 | Caregiver Support, Health Care System
Something that is not talked about very much, but has been around for a long time, is medical alert jewelry. The jewelry is usually in the form of either a bracelet or necklace, and it has a medical symbol imprinted on it along with a medical condition or allergy...
by Keystone Elder Law | Feb 6, 2013 | Caregiver Support, Health Care System
One of the changes I have observed in field of medicine over the last thirty years is the increasing importance of good communication between patients and physicians. While lab tests and x-rays can tell a physician a great deal about my body, no one but me knows how I...
by Keystone Elder Law | Feb 5, 2013 | Caregiver Support
I made a number of observations recently as I drove to work following one of our small winter storms. There are a number of drivers who do not drive defensively, which is especially important in bad weather. For those of us who are older drivers, this is extremely...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Jan 29, 2013 | Caregiver Support, Nursing Homes, Sentinel Articles
Law firms which are not based in south-central Pennsylvania have invited the local public to contact them if they feel they have been a victim of a nursing home problem. These dramatic advertisements suggest that avoidable abuses of residents in nursing homes are...
by Keystone Elder Law | Jan 22, 2013 | Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
It is simply amazing how much information is available on the internet, and the good news is that we are never too old to learn how to surf the net. My parents were in their mid 80’s when they learned to do this. In today’s column we want to introduce you to some...
by Keystone Elder Law | Jan 15, 2013 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
This could be considered an existential question, but if you have been reading our articles regularly, you know we are committed to helping older people, not philosophical questions. In today’s column I am particularly concerned with how family care givers of older...
