Ohio NAELA News
Welcome to the news blog of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Ohio Chapter. Here we share news related to Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Special Needs Planning, Veterans Benefits and more — for the benefit of our Chapter members, and the general public seeking more information about Elder Law.
Robots being tested to assess residents living with dementia
Photo Courtesy Heriot-Watt University | From mcknightsseniorliving.com — Health practitioners in Scotland are piloting remote-controlled robots to assess the physical and cognitive health of care home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias....
Senior living facilities adopt regional approach to vaccine mandate
From SixtyAndMe.com — From McKnight's Senior Living — Eight Lancaster, PA, senior living communities banded together Sept. 14 in announcing a COVID-19 staff vaccination requirement in the “best interest of everyone in our individual communities, as well as the...
16 danger signs for seniors to be aware of this National Suicide Prevention Month
From SixtyAndMe.com — BY DIANA RAAB — Chances are that during the course of your lifetime, or maybe more so in your 50s and 60s, you’ve known people who’ve said that they wanted to end their lives. Perhaps they were victims of trauma or were dealing with physical...
When An Airline Loses or Damages Your Wheelchair
From NextAvenue.org — Custom-made wheelchairs are lost every day, and some disability activists are calling for accountability and reform Every time Asim Dietrich, a staff attorney for the Arizona Center for Disability Law, has flown with his custom, motorized...
Digital Estate Plan: What it is and and why you need one
From NextAvenue.org — Advice from the authors of 'In Case You Get Hit By a Bus' — By Abby Schneiderman, Adam Seifer, and Gene Newman — What happens to all your digital accounts, services and property after you die? Planning for this is officially called a Digital...
The Social Security COLA could be the highest in a decade
From Forbes.com — BY John F. Wasik — This is good news, well almost. Due to rising cost-of-living (COLA) index number in recent months, Social Security benefits could be the highest they’ve been in 13 years. There’s a few “ifs” and “buts,” though. The current rate of...
Older Singles Are Trying LAT – Living Apart Together
From the New York Times — Fearing that a romantic attachment in later life will lead to full-time caregiving, many couples are choosing commitment without sharing a home. By Francine Russo About three years after she was widowed in 2016, the Chicago psychotherapist...
Memory problems from COVID may set stage for Alzheimer’s
NPR.org — Before she got COVID-19, Cassandra Hernandez, 38, was in great shape — both physically and mentally. "I'm a nurse," she says. "I work with surgeons and my memory was sharp." Then, in June 2020, COVID-19 struck Hernandez and several others in her unit at a...
Plan to travel soon? Know what Medicare will cover
Forbes.com — When you plan to travel, you want to know you’ll be protected should the unexpected happen. That’s why if you have Medicare, you may want to consider getting additional coverage to help pay for emergency services depending on the location and duration of...