A terrific opportunity for learning more about Alzheimer’s Disease research is coming up in Cranston later this month. On October 28th, internationally renowned speaker, reseacher and teacher Dr. Rudy Tanzi will present “Ending Alzheimer’s by 2025” at Cranston High School East (Tanzi’s alma mater). Dr. Tanzi is a pioneer of Alzheimer’s reseach. The leader of […]
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8th Annual Statewide Senior Conference & Expo
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 16th, 2015: it’s the date of the Statewide Senior Conference & Expo in Warwick, RI. This year’s theme is Building Community for Aging. This is the 8th annual event organized by the Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island, and the all-day conference offers a wide variety of workshops and […]
Local Art Exhibition Shows What Life is Like with Alzheimer’s
Science and art converge in deeply insightful way, thanks to a new and locally-created art exhibit that’s currently running at the Cohen Gallery in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at Brown University in Providence. The unique exhibit is called Interstice: Memory, Mind and Alzheimer’s Disease. “Lifespan and the Alzheimer’s Association Rhode Island Chapter […]
Mark Heffner Shares Recommended Resources
Through a series of regular presentations for the Rhode Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Mark Heffner shares his knowledge and insight in a session on Legal and Financial Aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease, which is part of the association’s “Getting Started” education series. During his most recent installation of this presentation, Attorney Heffner was asked […]
Recommended Reads: Long Term Care Insurance & Legal Advice for Boomers
On July 21st at the Rhode Island Alzheimer’s Association, as part of its “Getting Started” series, I presented on the Legal and Financial Aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease. A number of excellent questions arose from the discussion with the program participants, including one which does not arise frequently at gathering of this type, and the second […]
RI Patients and Caregivers Now Benefit from the CARE Act
A new law in Rhode Island will make transitions from the hospital to home a lot smoother for patients and their family caregivers. The AARP calls the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act “a commonsense solution that supports family caregivers when their loved ones go into the hospital, and provides for instruction on the medical tasks […]
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Tips & Rhode Island Events
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association wants everyone to know that if you’ve got a brain, you’re at risk for developing the disease. We wanted to share this helpful infographic that the Alzheimer’s Association has created to encourage everyone to take care of their brains through physical, mental and emotional […]
Mark Heffner Testifies Before House Finance Committee
On May 19th, Attorney Mark Heffner returned to the Rhode Island House of Representatives, where he served for ten years as a State Representative, to testify before the House Finance Committee. Based on his over 25 years of experience as an Elder Law attorney, as well as an Elder Law professor and former legislator, Attorney […]
“The Reinventing Medicaid Act 2015” Takes Direct Aim at Vulnerable Rhode Island Elders and their Families
On May 7th, the Governor introduced to the Rhode Island House and Senate Finance Committees amendments to her proposed budget. Titled “The Reinventing Medicaid Act of 2015”, this legislation contains twenty sections. This post will focus on one of these–Section 6–which seeks to directly affect the limited opportunities for middle-class Rhode Islanders requiring Medicaid long-term […]