Category: Caregivers

Adult Children Providing Care

Oct 02, 2016

By Rick Law of the multi-generation law firm of Law Elder Law. Rick Law and his daughter Diana Law are Elder Law Estate Planning attorneys and senior advocates serving seniors, boomers, and their families in Aurora, Illinois just off of the I-88 tollway. Situations in which adult children provide care for their elderly parents often […]

Smoke in the Kitchen!

Sep 27, 2016

By elder law attorney Rick Law, founder of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law, senior advocates and elder care lawyers in the Western Chicago suburb of Aurora, IL. Memory loss can manifest itself in many ways. All too often, it is ignored by both the individual and their family members. After all no […]

Alzheimer’s and Affected Loved Ones

Aug 18, 2016

By Rick Law, elder law and estate planning attorney at the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law, a multi-generation law firm serving seniors, boomers, and their families in the Chicago suburb of Aurora, IL. Alzheimer’s disease has no known cure, and managing its’ effects daily is a guessing game at best. The Alzheimer’s care journey […]

The Alzheimer’s Care Journey

Aug 07, 2016

By Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorney Rick Law. Rick Law and his daughter and law partner Diana Law are senior advocates at the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law, a multi-generation law firm serving seniors and their families in Western Chicagoland. The Alzheimer’s care journey is an often misunderstood experience that is shared by many […]

Dealing with an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis. What Will You Do?

May 06, 2016

By Senior Advocate and Estate Planning Attorney Rick Law of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law, a Multi-Generation Law Firm serving DuPage, Kane , Kendall, Will, Cook and other Counties in Illinois. Alzheimer’s disease has become all too prevalent among our nation’s seniors. Worse yet, every family will inevitably feel the shockwaves caused by […]

Separating the Legal from the Emotional Issues

Feb 04, 2016

By Elder Law and Estate Planning attorney Rick Law. Founder of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law in West suburban Aurora, IL. The dynamic issues that often arise in contested guardianship cases are factually and legally complex and often bring forward sensitive and personal issues. It is your lawyer’s responsibility to separate the […]

Could Medicaid Help Pay for Your In-Home Care? Part 1

Jan 24, 2016

By estate planning attorney Rick Law. Rick is founder of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law in West Suburban Aurora, IL. LEL is a multi-generation law firm. Most people want to remain at home for as long as possible as they age. Some seniors living at home need help with activities of daily […]

The Neglectful Agent

Dec 29, 2015

By Rick Law, estate planning elder law attorney and senior advocate of the estate planning center at Law Elder Law in West Suburban Aurora, Illinois. A charitable group contacted a professional care manager about an elderly immigrant with Alzheimer’s disease who needed help because the woman’s agents under her powers of attorney were not acting […]

How Technology Can Help Your Loved One’s Caregiving Needs

Jul 02, 2015

By Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorney Rick Law, of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law LLP Let me introduce you to Scott Ewing, chief operating officer at the Oaks – a United Methodist Continuous Care Retirement Community located in Orangeburg South Carolina, just inland from Charleston. The Oaks plays host to some […]

The Marriage of Technology and Alzheimer’s Caregiving: Staying Safely at Home Longer

Jun 30, 2015

By Attorney Rick Law, managing partner at the Estate Planning Center of Law Elder Law in West Suburban Chicagoland. The Oaks, a United Methodist Continuous Care Retirement Community, is located in Orangeburg, near Charleston, South Carolina. What attracted us was the exciting work being done there to give people diagnosed with dementia the ability to live […]

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