Tag: Elder Law
Social Security benefits can continue despite your location, even in a different country. Americans can continue to have Social Security rights and also may have benefits in a foreign country’s retirement plans, according to the article in Public Opinion “Social Security: Retiring overseas? What you need to know to get benefits abroad.” If you have […]
If you receive benefits you need to know how to protect them. A security system that blocked not only thieves but many Social Security recipients from the website has been scrapped for now but your check remains vulnerable, according to the article in Computer World “Trusting the Social Security Administration?”. The problem stems from Social […]
Action by nursing home employees with cameras draws attention of federal agency. A new form of elder abuse has arisen through social media, according to a report by WTSP in “Feds crack down on degrading nursing home patient pics.” Some nursing home employees are contributing to websites dedicated to publishing embarrassing photos of people and […]
New security measures withdrawn from Social Security Website. The Social Security Administration recently shut down new security measures on its Website after learning they were less than user friendly, according to the ABC News article “Social Security Rolls Back Security Measures on Website.” The requirement Social Security chose is a common one for many banks […]
Social Security faces a more immediate threat than running out of money in 2034. The Washington Post has reported in “Closed Social Security offices, furloughed staff under GOP cuts, agency warns,” that it is possible the Social Security Administration may not receive the funds it needs to operate in next year’s budget. The Social Security […]
Being wrongly placed on deceased list can be a problem. The Social Security Administration mistakenly places the names of living people on the deceased list, according to an NPR report “Social Security Data Errors Can Turn People Into The Living Dead.” When a person passes away his or her name, birth date, and Social Security […]
Your home may not be the only answer to paying for nursing home care. If you don’t plan or have a bad plan, it may be necessary to sell your home if your spouse requires nursing home care but that may not be the only option, according to the Boston Globe article “Seniors have more […]
Some elderly consider certain conditions to be a fate worse than death. Some elderly have identified conditions that are worse than death, according to a Fox News Health article in “What’s worse than death? Dementia and breathing machines, patients say.” Elderly patients were asked in a survey about a wide range of possibilities and whether […]
Kids blocked from visiting their father despite Tennessee’s “Glen Campbell/Peter Falk Bill.” Despite Tennessee’s “Glen Campbell/Peter Falk Bill,” the children of Glen Campbell have been denied visiting rights to see their dad, according to Fox News in “Glen Campbell’s kids say they can’t see their dad, fans raise money.” The Tennessee law, which was named […]
You may still be able to protect your family interests even if you’ve waited. Should you be faced with the prospect of impending death you may still have the time to create an estate plans as NASDAQ recently posted in the article “6 Estate Planning Tips for Those Approaching Death,” including: Make sure to get […]
