A staggering 100 million Americans were victims of a Capital One data breach earlier this year, bringing this topic to the forefront of conversations. But what hasn’t been receiving much major media coverage are the recent breaches affecting seniors. One…
The legally binding directive declaring who will receive your assets upon death is called a will, and a will is a significant element of a complete estate plan. If you die without one (intestate), the state will distribute your assets…
Can I just add my children to my bank accounts if I want to leave my bank holdings to them? That idea sounds better than it actually is. Yes, you would avoid court proceedings when you pass. But you’d put…
You can hear your mother say something like that, right? And how often have you wished that you’d followed mother’s good advice? Nobody really wants to think in advance about accidents or illness. But if no advance planning has been…
Famous author, TV producer, and wildlife expert, Jack Hannah has decided to go into retirement due to his struggle with dementia. Known as "Jungle" Jack, he left the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where he served as director, then director emeritus,…
Buying long-term care insurance is one way to protect against the high cost of long-term care. However, this type of insurance may not be for everyone, so consider all your options.
There are very few individuals without a digital footprint anymore. From social networks like Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram, Twitch.tv and Twitter, blogs and licensed domain names, email, music, photos, seller accounts on eBay, Amazon, or Itsy, gaming accounts, even your financial,…
Suppose that you or your loved one has been so badly hurt by a nursing facility’s abuse or negligence that you need to sue. You would want a jury of your peers to decide whether and how much the facility…
If you work in healthcare, you may recognize the acronym LASA, which stands for “look-alike-sound-alike” and is usually seen when referencing medications. When it comes to federal programs, Medicaid and Medicare, in written form, look alike and they do sound…
It is important that you check your estate planning documents every so often, to make sure they’re still good, especially with big life changes like births, marriages, divorces, and moving to another state. Children grow up, marriages dissolve, property gets…