by Dennis Beaver | Alzheimer's, dementia, elder law attorney, human resources, marriage, medical care, senior care
Siblings are alarmed after their father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis leads their mother to embark on an isolating move. Blending an empathetic response and professional care planning with legal safeguards could help keep their father safe. September 15, 2026 •...
by Dennis Beaver | Assisted Living, elder abuse, malpractice, medical care, senior care
When shopping for an assisted living facility to care for your loved one, look for these red flags before signing a contract. Cost-cutting can have a disastrous effect on the care residents receive. June 29, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all seen and heard ads...
by Dennis Beaver | healthcare, medicine, senior care
October 4, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver For readers whose parents, grandparents or other family members are over 65, the twin storms of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease could be headed in your direction. These joint nightmares steal the very essence of humanity from...
by Dennis Beaver | asset protection, consumer, contracts, fraud, senior care
October 26, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “Earlier this year, while out running errands for my 83-year-old parents, “Sandy and Robert,” with whom I live, a solar salesman from Utah-based Mint Solar suddenly showed up at their home, and in no time, they signed a contract for...
by Dennis Beaver | senior care, trusts
February 02, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all read or heard this touching first line in a poem about aging, written by poet Robert Browning in 1864: “Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be; the last of life for which the first was made.” “At that time those...
by Dennis Beaver | healthcare, senior care
July 30, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we answered a question from Jenny, a 32-year old reader who wanted to know if she needed a will. “I’m single, never been married, no children, rent an apartment and own my car. I’ve...
