Elder Law News

Starting September 30, 2025, the Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks for benefits payments, including Social Security retirement benefits and Supplemental Security [...]

Navigating Medicare alongside other health insurance types requires understanding which plan pays first to avoid penalties or coverage gaps.

A new report shows that many older adults struggle to afford the long‑term care services they need on top of covering their housing costs.

Here's a breakdown of several top-level takeaways from the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' a "once-in-a-generation" piece of legislation poised to shape generational wealth and family plans for [...]

Legislators have reintroduced a bill seeking to establish a Medicare Part E: a public-option version of Medicare that would be available to all individuals and employers as an alternative to [...]

If a resident (with dementia) of a nursing home goes to the emergency room, is the nursing home required to provide them with an escort?

My aunt has an irrevocable trust with her home. However, she wants to dissolve that trust now and give the house to me and my wife to live in as our primary residence. What and how do I [...]

My parents need to sell their house to go into an assisted living facility. They want to sell it to their granddaughter. How will this affect Medicaid down the road (as they will need it [...]

If I sign an affidavit of heirship because my father died and left no will, but the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program in Texas hasn't taken any action (two years have passed since his [...]

If the community spouse dies, who gets the home? The nursing home spouse does not have her name on the home.