Elder Care & Estate Planning Blog

Heating Assistance is Available for Low Income Seniors
Heating Assistance is Available for Low Income Seniors
As the winter months approach we would like to share with you a very important resource available to qualified seniors. (more…)
Additional Services To Help Seniors Weather The Winter
Additional Services To Help Seniors Weather The Winter
REAP (Residential Energy Affordability Partnership) is a LIPA program for income-eligible customers designed to help them save energy and lower (more…)
Wise Money: How to Prepare Your Children for an Inheritance
Wise Money: How to Prepare Your Children for an Inheritance
Oftentimes when a person inherits money, they are not prepared to handle this new increase in wealth. Fox Business recently (more…)
Having Trouble Deciphering Your Medical Bills?
Having Trouble Deciphering Your Medical Bills?
As you may already know from experience, deciphering medical bills can be a difficult task. People often pay these bills (more…)
Nursing Home Epidemic: Poor Dental Hygiene
Nursing Home Epidemic: Poor Dental Hygiene
Today we would like to share some information with you regarding, “an epidemic that is almost universally overlooked,” as stated (more…)
New York State Nursing Home Care Receives Failing Grade
New York State Nursing Home Care Receives Failing Grade
Families for Better Care, a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for quality elder care, released a state-by-state review of nursing (more…)
No Place Like Home: When it’s time to transition from a Nursing Home
No Place Like Home: When it’s time to transition from a Nursing Home
The process of moving out of a nursing home and back into the community may seem like an overwhelming task. (more…)
Compassionate Allowance Program for Social Security Disability Benefits
Compassionate Allowance Program for Social Security Disability Benefits
Some people rely on Social Security Disability benefits due to serious disabilities that prevent them from being able to work. (more…)
Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Funeral Planning
Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Funeral Planning
We would like to thank our guest blogger Kevin R. DeFriest of Moloney Family Funeral Homes for taking the time (more…)
Tri-state Roads Deadly for Older Pedestrians
Tri-state Roads Deadly for Older Pedestrians
For many seniors on Long Island, walking is their main form of transportation. However, a recent study found that getting (more…)