How Can Undue Influence Affect Your Estate Plans?
Elder abuse is an unfortunately common occurrence that happen in multiple scenarios, especially during estate planning. People will try to manipulate others who are in vulnerable positions in order to gain some sort of physical ... Read More
Massachusetts Kindred Healthcare Nursing Homes Close Down
The Department of Public Health has recently announced that five nursing homes in Massachusetts will be closing down. This means that more than 600 senior citizen residents will have to relocate and find new places ... Read More
How Civil Legal Aid Has Helped Senior Adults in Massachusetts
The number of retirement-age senior adults in our country is growing; between the years of 2020 and 2030 the number of seniors will increase by 18 million. With the baby boomer generation aging and beginning ... Read More
Could the State Choose Your MassHealth Plan Without Your Consent?
One of the key parts of estate planning is knowing where the finances to handle your medical expenses are coming from. Depending on the services you require to maintain your quality of life, these expenses ... Read More
How Can You Protect Your Assets from Identity Theft?
Tax season is upon us once again, and you know what that means. Mad dashes to the accountant, financial counselor, or tax attorney as you try to organize all your important papers and send them ... Read More
Would a Home Care Worker Registry Protect Seniors or Invade Worker Privacy?
As you age, your ability to take care of your physical and healthcare needs changes. When this happens, most people will turn to their families and spouses for help, but sometimes these loved ones aren’t ... Read More
How Fast Is the Senior Population Growing in Massachusetts?
Seniors here in Massachusetts have many needs. From estate planning to the acquisition of healthcare benefits—such as MassHealth—seniors have many concerns that must be attended to. Considering that the senior population in the commonwealth is ... Read More
SJC Rules Executors May Be Able to Access a Decedent’s Online Content
On October 16, 2017, the Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision in Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc. holding that an online provider is not precluded under the federal Stored Communications Act (SCA) from turning over electronic ... Read More
Marriage and the Nursing Home
A touching article in the New York Times is circulating on social media sites describing the marriage of two people well into their nineties in Middletown, New York. Putting romantic issues aside, from the stand ... Read More
