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Frank (not his real name) opened up his mailbox to find something from MONEY NETWORK CARDHOLDER SERVICES, a company he had never heard of. When he opened the envelope, he found a VISA card, which [...]

My doctor’s office called me with some bad news. Although my doctor was able to put me on the waiting list for the Covid-19 vaccine, I was pretty far down on the list.  The best guess was that [...]

They’d always checked temperatures inside this house. Twice a day the thermometer was moved from bedroom to bedroom, tucked under five arms, offering five beeps and five numbers, assurances that [...]

The North American Mature Publishers Association has just awarded Lee Aronson first place for his writing about senior issues in his monthly column for The Best of Times, a free monthly magazine [...]

When they sent Archie home with hospice care, Edith, his wife, (names have been changed) knew that he didn’t have long to live. It was an emotional time and the couple had a long list of things [...]

On May 8, 2020, because of COVID-19, there was a big change in the law for nursing homes. Nursing homes are now “required to inform residents, their representatives, and families of those [...]

Question: My Mom is in the nursing home on Medicaid. Can the nursing home take Mom’s $1,200  coronavirus stimulus payment? Answer: No. The Social Security Administration just posted a blog [...]

Have you heard about the latest scam? Scammers are offering “free” genetic tests and claiming Medicare will cover it — so they can get your Medicare Number and use it to commit fraud and identity [...]

  In order to be eligible for Medicaid, you cannot have recently transferred assets. Congress does not want you to move into a nursing home on Monday, give all your money to your children [...]

In Louisiana, everyone is a mandatory reporter of elder abuse.  That means that if you have cause to believe that a senior is being abused or financially exploited, you have to report it.  And if [...]