The first-ever comprehensive examination of healthy aging in Rhode Island paints a picture of what health is like for seniors in our state, zip code by zip code. The Rhode Island Health Aging Data Report was funded by the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, with research led by the Gerontology Institute of the John W. McCormack […]
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Aging in Place: Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Being able to to bathe, dress, and feed ourselves is something that many of us take for granted. But for seniors, being able to manage these basic daily tasks can mean the difference between aging in place in their own homes, and requiring a move to a nursing home or other medical facility. Armed with […]
New Laws Make Life Better for Rhode Island Seniors
Life for seniors in Rhode Island just got a bit better, thanks to three new statutes Governor Raimondo recently signed into law. AARP gives a good overview; here are the highlights: Age 62+ Accessory Family Dwelling Units: “This new law now allows anyone age 62 + to have an accessory dwelling unit in an owner […]
Rhode Island: The Most Dangerous State for Older Drivers
A new report from Caring.com has found that Rhode Island is the most dangerous state in the country for senior drivers. To make their list of top 10 most dangerous states for senior drivers, Caring.com compared the number of people aged 65 or older killed in car crashes in a given state with that age […]
An (Award Winning!) History of Rhode Island Guardianship Laws
This is just a quick follow-up to a post I shared back in May about an article I wrote on the evolution of guardianship in Rhode Island, which was published in the Rhode Island Bar Journal. I am now thrilled to share that the article was the winner of the 2016 Rhode Island Bar Journal […]
My Latest CLE Now Available as Webinar On Demand
A couple weeks ago I was pleased to speak at a CLE on Current Developments in Medicare and Medicaid for Long-Term Care offered by the Rhode Island Bar Association. Two seniors members of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Jennifer Wood, Esq. and Deborah George, Esq., and I shared an under-used technique to […]
The Link Between Opioid Addiction and Elderly Abuse
A recent report on NPR reveals that opioid addiction has serious repercussions on the elderly in Rhode Island. Research found that an increase in elder abuse in Massachusetts could be attributed to the opioid addiction crisis in that state. Charles Fogerty, the Director of the RI Division of Elderly Affairs, says his department has observed […]
Financial Planning for a Life with MS: Slides from the Rhode Island Spring Education Conference
It was my pleasure and privilege to participate recently as a presenter at the Rhode Island Spring Education Conference of the Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. My topic was entitled Adapting: Financial Planning for a Life with MS. You can view the slides from my presentation here: Adapting: Financial Planning […]
The Evolution of Rhode Island Guardianship Law
1984 doesn’t seem like that long ago. But at that time, only a little over 30 years ago, guardianship laws in this state were stuck in 1905. And in 1905, laws were only a marginal improvement over the colonial era laws first enacted in 1742. It’s hard to fathom, but in 1984, a person in […]