by Keystone Elder Law | Nov 14, 2012 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Health Care System
Do you remember the TV commercial with the woman on the floor calling for help? Unfortunately, it has been an all too real experience for many older individuals. While falls can happen at any time and any place, the good news is that emergency telephone alert systems...
by Keystone Elder Law | Nov 13, 2012 | Caregiver Support
As the leaves finish falling off the trees, our thoughts become focused on the upcoming holidays: Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. For many there is a certain amount of nostalgia as we remember our childhood excitement in celebrating these holidays....
by Keystone Elder Law | Nov 12, 2012 | Caregiver Support, Scam Alert, Sentinel Articles
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of going to sunny Florida where I attended the 2012 Special Needs Trusts Conference presented by Stetson University’s Center for Excellence in Elder Law. As I sat in the various courses getting up to date on a number of trust laws...
by Keystone Elder Law | Nov 8, 2012 | Caregiver Support, Health Care System
I recently was at a Senior Expo, and had the opportunity to talk with a number of senior citizens. One of the interesting observations I came away with is that are a number of older people who do not have computers and for whom the internet is a foreign land. This is...
by Keystone Elder Law | Nov 7, 2012 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Health Care System
When I first started working with older people and their families, I soon learned that one of the biggest concerns among seniors was the potential situation of needing emergency help, but not being able to let someone know you needed help. Many of us remember the TV...
by Keystone Elder Law | Nov 6, 2012 | Caregiver Support
A number of years ago I heard about a group of creative ladies. They were all single or widowed, and they did not like cooking for one. They came up with a very simple solution. They set up a schedule, and each night one of the ladies would host the others at her...
