By Julie Steenhuysen Reuters updated 4/19/2011 4:00:57 AM ET 2011-04-19T08:00:57 Share Print Font: + – CHICAGO — The first new U.S. diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease released in 27 years paint the disorder as a disease that occurs gradually over many years, starting with changes in the brain, then mild memory problems and finally progressing… Continue Reading
2011 Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures Released Yesterday, the Alzheimer’s Association released the 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. The report provides a statistical resource for all U.S. information related to Alzheimer’s and other dementias. This year, it also includes a special report on early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. The new 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts… Continue Reading
Boyer & Jackson, PA is proud to announce that Edwin M. Boyer, Esq. was sworn in as President-Elect of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) at its annual meeting in Orlando, FL in May 2010. Established in 1987, NAELA is a national 4000 member non-profit association of attorneys who are experienced and trained… Continue Reading
More often than not when reviewing a breakdown of a client’s current financial status during an initial long-term planning consultation, I find one or more annuities in either the asset or the income column. And, often the client isn’t sure what type of annuity they have or how the annuity might affect their ability to qualify for… Continue Reading
Attorney Edwin M. Boyer has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the William Reece Smith award for public service given by Stetson University College of Law. William Reece Smith is a former president of the American Bar Association and has long been associated with Stetson in many ways. He gave a tremendous amount to… Continue Reading
Life is a journey. The irony is that much of it actually is spent driving a car. Few of us think, and even fewer plan for, the day when we’ll have to turn in our keys. But each year, more than one million Americans aged 70 and older stop driving and become dependent on others… Continue Reading
This was written for the purpose of it being sent to relatives, friends, and hosts of holiday gatherings that might need a crash course in what to expect from their guest on the autism spectrum. This letter is written as if the individual on the autism spectrum is writing it personally. Dear Family and Friends:… Continue Reading
This AARP Insight on the Issues, written by Lynn Nonnemaker of AARP’s Public Policy Institute, discusses the ways that age-rated premiums, risk adjustment, and risk sharing can be used to ensure that individuals have open access to health insurance and that plans are compensated fairly for the costs of insuring both sick and healthy individuals,… Continue Reading
This is an excerpt of a letter written by our Special Needs Alliance colleague, Stephen Dale of California. Although the parents being addressed in this letter live in California, the basic message of advocacy and life balance are useful for all. I have been involved in advocacy at some level for the disabled community my… Continue Reading
Special Needs Trusts or SNT’s (also known as supplemental care trusts) are trusts, created for disabled individuals, which are intended to supplement, but not replace, any public benefits to which the disabled individual may be entitled. Goals: The goal of funding a supplemental needs trust is to provide a pool of funds from which the… Continue Reading
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