ARE your “golden years” golden? Not so for more and more Americans age 65 and older. The rate of personal bankruptcy filings among those ages 65 or older soared by…

A little known provision of a new law could result in a denial of health care benefits to an estimated 50 million Medicaid (California’s Medi-Cal) enrollees. This includes hundreds of…

COMEDIAN George Wallace was performing one night at the Flamingo Las Vegas when he approached an elderly lady in the audience. She stood up and he asked her a simple…

SINCE its inception three decades ago, the ombudsman program has investigated elder abuse and other complaints on behalf of residents of California’s 1,300 nursing homes and more than 8,000 assisted…

ASK any parent whom they would want to inherit their estate and the overwhelming majority would answer the same thing, “My kids.” Unfortunately, many Filipino parents are unintentionally disinheriting their…

“You as the family member have the right to give information, ask questions, participate in care plan meetings, offer suggestions, review care plan documents and accept or refuse offered care.”…

” It is a wonderful thing that we and try to keep our parents, grandparents, and other family members at home as long as possible.  When my grandfather had a…

WHEN it comes to Medi-Cal , one of the concepts that our office gets the most questions about is something called Share of Cost.  Share of Cost seems simple: it…

MY last article discussed the reasons why everyone should have a power of attorney for assets as well as a  power of attorney for healthcare.  But what if a loved…

AS an Elder Law attorney specializing in estate planning and Medi-Cal  for Long-Term Care, I receive phone calls from adult children all over the country who have an aging parent…

IN my last article, I explained why it is absolute necessary to qualify for Medi-Cal and get the government to pay for nursing home care for an ailing parent or…

In our Filipino community, there seems to be a reluctance to engage in comprehensive estate planning through the execution of living trusts, wills, and powers of attorney.  Instead, many families…

MY grandfather is one of the greatest men I have ever known.  After fighting in the Philippines during World War II, he talked his way past guards at a U.S….