Last year was the craziest we have experienced. In elder law, it has been pronounced. We have seen more clients die this year and not just from Covid 19 but also from natural causes and, we presume, from loneliness and common ailments that might be caught sooner if a family was able to visit. Elder […]
Author: The Kabb Law Team
Local Home Repair Scams Targeting Seniors
Storm season is here, and that means something else has arrived: home repair scams. A member of the Lyndhurst community Facebook page recently posted that police had been called on two people going door-to-door saying they noticed roof damage and claiming they could give the homeowner a new roof and pay their insurance deductible. Such […]
10 Warning Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
If you see someone wearing purple this month, they might be showing their support for efforts to end Alzheimer’s disease. June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association is asking people to wear purple to help raise awareness about the disease, which will become more prevalent as the baby boomer generation ages. […]
Elder Care Solutions for the Sandwich Generation
What and who is the Sandwich Generation? The Sandwich Generation is a group of people mostly between the ages of 40 to 65, who are “sandwiched” between the obligations of bringing up their own children, owning a home, college expenses, health care expenses, a job, and caring for aging spouse or parents. Sometimes care is […]
Protecting the Elderly From Abuse – June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month
There are over ½ million reports of elder abuse each year. Can you believe that? What are we missing? Why is this happening? How could anyone want to abuse our elders? Abuse is not always done with force. Often times it can be neglect, which can include not keeping the elder safe, not giving proper […]
June is National Safety Month: Take Preventative Measures to Keep Safe
National Safety Month is here and we encourage organizations to be involved in influencing others to learn about preventable injuries and situations. We should all feel a sense of responsibility to ourselves, and those around us, to create a culture that makes everyone safer. The elderly often find themselves more prone to injuries due to […]
Avoiding Inheritance Issues
There are a few major issues that can cause disputes within a family and the number one being that family members sometimes just don’t get along. The second is the more money and assets there are, the more there is to argue about. Whether you have a ton of material things or you have nothing, […]
Why Trusts are Important
Trust: An agreement that describes how assets will be managed and held for the benefit of another person. Why are trusts so important? What is the benefit? Most of us don’t know where to start, what the terminology means and how to decipher anything that is going on. Often times, when sifting through and trying […]
Ideas to Stay Active After Retirement
Retiring is a wonderful luxury that most seniors have worked toward their entire life. They’ve put in long hours, hard work and sacrificed many things to get to where they are today and nothing sounds more glamorous than sitting back, feet up and relaxing around the house during retirement. However, balancing retirement and activities are […]
Home for the Holidays: Warning Signs to Watch For
The holidays are upon us and it’s time to pack up your bags, lug the children & take a trip down memory lane to travel to your parent’s home! While this time of year is heart-warming, it also brings about reflection and we tend to put things into perspective. Maybe we didn’t notice that mom […]
