There are about 58 million Americans five years of age or older that are identified as having special needs. This makes them the largest single minority in this country.
For the past thirty years, early March marks the beginning of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain injury, often referred to as traumatic brain injury (TBI), can range from mild (commonly called a concussion) to severe and is caused by an impact to the head or the body or by a penetrating head injury.
In the past, disabled people could only get government benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medi-Cal if they had very little money, or if their access to property was tightly confined by restrictive trusts.
Back in March of 1987, the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month began, calling upon all Americans to provide the opportunities and encouragement necessary for people with developmental disabilities to reach their potential.
There are several different care options available for adults with special needs. These options range for those with special needs who are able to be more independent to those who need advanced medical care.
Much as you want to and hard as you try, you just can’t take care of your ill spouse at home anymore. At this emotionally difficult time, the last thing you need is the stress of not knowing where to find the money to pay for the steep costs of institutional care.
Due to an increase in the aging population, more Americans are finding themselves or their loved ones in need of nursing home care. Often, nursing home care is absolutely necessary, but this doesn’t make it any less expensive, and many find themselves depleting their life savings paying for the care they need.
The Alzheimer's Association has published its 2020 report entitled Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures.
A California law was enacted in late September 2020 in response to the concerns that state health agencies were too slow to respond to coronavirus outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities because of a lack of timely information elevated to these agencies
Having an estate plan is necessary if you or your senior loved one wishes to have a say in what happens in the end of life and with assets after death.
