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By Shira Moolten | smoolten@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel South Florida assisted living home accused of evicting dozens of residents to convert into luxury apartments Linda McNamee thought she could relax once she and her husband finished moving into their new assisted living home at Oasis Living Quarters in February. They’d had their doubts…

More than 27,000 nursing home residents and staff have died from COVID-19 https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/nursing-home-coronavirus-legal-recourse By Stephanie Pagones FOXBusiness The combination of vulnerable populations at America’s nursing homes with relatively tight living quarters has proved increasingly lethal during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a legal and emotional minefield for families. Not only are such facilities unprepared for a medical crisis unprecedented…

By Diane C. Lade South Florida Sun-Sentinel For better or for worse? LGBT seniors may lose benefits if they marry Some gay senior couples might do better saying “I don’t” to “I do” Experts say elder gay couples should talk before they walk — down the aisle Who could blame senior gay and lesbian couples,…

Diane C. Lade South Florida Sun-Sentinel Who will care for Fluffy after you’re gone? Pet trust services available Who will care for Fluffy after you’re gone? Pet trust services like the Peace of Mind program at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League in West Palm Beach will ensure your pets future when you’re gone. Orphaned pets…

Published in the Sun Sentinel.  A new beginning: Navigating the challenges of moving on Chris MacLellan was on a boat, heading into the Atlantic Ocean. In the six months to the day since his partner, Bernard Richard Schiffer, died of esophageal cancer in a Fort Lauderdale hospice ward, so much had changed. He moved out…

Published in NAELA Journal By Stephanie L. Schneider, CELA, and Lara Pietrzak On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its written opinion on United States v. Windsor and held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. While the ruling creates entitlement of same-sex married couples to receive federal…

Full Article available at: https://helpwithaging.com/income-savings/reverse-mortgages-the-good-and-the-bad You want to stay in your house as you grow older, but you need a ready source of cash to pay your bills, now and in the future. With a regular mortgage, you make payments to the lender, whether it is a bank or a credit union or some other…

Long-term care options can easily confound families researching facilities for an older loved one. A distinction that’s not always explored among continuing-care retirement communities, assisted-living facilities and nursing homes is the difference between non-profit and for-profit institutions. Each of these three facility types comes in both flavors, and research suggests the distinction could influence the…

Published on SpecialNeeds.com There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach that parents of a child diagnosed within the “autism spectrum” should take as the child approaches their eighteenth birthday. The abilities and the needs of each child are unique and should be evaluated to create the best legal plan tailored for that child’s future. When…

Advance Estate & Long Term Care Planning for Domestic Partners & Same Sex Couples It is human nature to avoid issues of illness, death and mortality. Yet, procrastination can result in fewer options or less desirable options for resolving those issues. The laws in Florida as well as the United States generally do not provide…