An article on page 3 of the Fall/Winter 2014 Rhode Island Alzheimer’s Association newsletter caught our attention. It lists dozens of iPad or iPhone apps that can be useful for people living with or supporting someone with Alzheimer’s disease. Originally published on the Alzheimer’s Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Blog, the list is broken […]
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Announcing the Long Term Care Planning Blog
Counseling clients facing the prospect of $10,000 per month nursing home costs and other costs of long term care is perhaps the most challenging aspect of the practice of Elder Law. For in addition to knowing substantive law in areas ranging from public benefits to tax planning, the Elder Law practitioner must be aware of […]
Hospice Care, Funeral Planning, and Learning from Others
I was privileged to participate recently in a program entitled Planning for the Future: Stewardship, Finances, and End-of-Life Decisions sponsored by St. David’s on-the-Hill in Cranston. The program, moderated by St. David’s pastor, Father Peter Lane, was a full afternoon of programming, the final session of which I co-presented with Donna Palumbo and Mary Biello […]
Legal and Financial Considerations of Alzheimer’s Disease – Presentation Slides from the Getting Started Education Series
It’s my privilege to be a regular presenter for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Getting Started education series, a set of free workshops held regularly throughout Rhode Island. Over the years I’ve presented Part 3, “Legal and Financial Considerations of Alzheimer’s Disease“, several times, and I thought readers might find my slides useful. The presentation slides are […]
ALS Research Symposium – Presentation on Estate Planning & Public Benefits for Individuals with ALS
Last Sunday, October 19th I was pleased to present at the ALS Research Symposium of the ALS Association, Rhode Island Chapter. The topic of this presentation was Estate Planning & Public Benefits for Individuals with ALS. As promised on that day, I am now sharing my presentation slides (embedded below). If you have more specific questions on […]
Providence Retired Teachers Association Presentation
On October 15th I was privileged to present to a meeting of Providence Retired Teachers Association on the topic of Estate and Medicaid Planning. As Tony Mancini, the long-time President of the Association noted in his introduction, this was my fifth appearance before the PRTA, the first of which was in 2003. As promised during the […]
Upcoming Free Alzheimer’s Information Sessions
Did you know that the Rhode Island Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association offers free education sessions throughout the year? Mark Heffner is a regular presenter of the “Legal and Financial Considerations of Alzheimer’s Disease” class, in which protecting life savings from the significant costs of nursing home care, and opportunities for spouses of those afflicted […]
Improving Care Transition Communications in Rhode Island
An interesting study by the nonprofit consulting firm Healthcentric Advisors recently shed light on the issue of poor communication during transfers of care in Rhode Island. “What happens when you are hospitalized, but your outpatient doctor does not know? Or when you arrive at the office for follow-up care, but your doctor does not have […]
Rhode Island Walks to End Alzheimer’s
Next month, Rhode Islanders will Walk to End Alzheimer’s disease as part of the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. The walk began in 1989 as the “Memory Walk”, with nine Alzheimer’s Association chapters raising $149,000. Last year, more than 42,000 teams participated in nearly 650 Walks […]