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Dementia
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Elder Law Issues
Aging and Dementia in the News Lately
Is it just us, or is the news filled with stories about aging and dementia in the past couple months? We’ve been reading stories and listening to podcasts about: Different…
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Claims Blog
9/11 PTSD And Early Dementia In Victims
Thousands of first responders and victims of 9/11 toxic dust exposure have post-traumatic stress disorder. Considering the ordeal that firefighters,... The post 9/11 PTSD And Early Dementia In Victims appeared…
Aging Parents Blog
What To Do When An Aging Parent Takes In A Homeless Friend
Roger, 90 and Mark, 85 have been off and on friends for 50 years. Mark has no family of his own. Roger’s adult kids call him “Uncle Mark”, as he’s…
Aging Parents Blog
What Decisions Can An Aging Parent Make After A Dementia Diagnosis?
By Mikol Davis
When an aging parent is diagnosed with dementia of any kind, it can be devastating and confusing to the family. For some, there is denial: “It’s not that bad, I…
Health Law Prof Blog
Timely Dying in Dementia: To Help Persuade Physicians to Honor Requests to Cease Assisted Feeding, and to Prevent Harm Due to Fraud, Add Advanced Security Technology to Advance Directives and Future POLSTs
Stanley Terman (Independent), Timely Dying in Dementia: To Help Persuade Physicians to Honor Requests to Cease Assisted Feeding, and to Prevent Harm Due to Fraud, Add Advanced Security Technology to…
Health Law Prof Blog
Timely dying in dementia: let patients judge using a broadened concept of suffering
Stanley Terman (Caring Advocates), Karl Steinberg (California State University),Nate Hinerman (Golden Gate University), Timely dying in dementia: let patients judge using a broadened concept of suffering, SSRN (2022):Patients living with…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Don’t just sit or wait on Big Pharma. Modify your risks against dementia.
Although Americans dread the possibility of experiencing dementia and other debilitating cognitive decline as they age, they can do more than let fear rule their lives — or twiddle their…
Aging Parents Blog
How to Get Your Aging Parent With Dementia To Stop Handling The Family Trust
Many families face the issue of a once powerful head of the family, in charge of all finances, now showing signs of dementia. Whether it is diagnosed or not, it…
Aging Parents Blog
Can You Get Your Aging Parent With Dementia To Stop Handling The Family Trust?
Can You Get Your Aging Parent With Dementia To Stop Handling The Family Trust? Many families face the issue of a once powerful head of the family, in charge of…
Elder Law Issues
May Review: Aging, Taxes, and Betty White
It’s almost June, so it’s time to survey elder law news and commentary and share interesting developments. For the May review, we have news about Arizona’s elders, taxes, and Betty…