By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney Do you want to protect your independence, assets and your family? There are many steps you can take to make it easier for you and your loved ones when the bad days happen: death or becoming unable to handle your affairs due to illness. I encourage you…
DetailsThe average consumer knows more about credit cards, cell phones or renting an apartment or movie than they do about nursing home regulations. This great guide is available by going to the NSCLC website. This guide spotlights some of the most common illegal practices and explains strategies that residents and family members can use to…
DetailsSusan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney I received this suggestion from a friend today, and I thought it might resonate with some of you. The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months and 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, The Graham Law Office, P.A., Boise, Idaho 83702 Driving in this country is important. You can elect when and where you are going out. Losing driving privileges can be distressing as it represents a milestone in life that a person is no longer physically able to drive…
DetailsThe Wall Street Journal listed 25 documents you need before you die.1 Their subheading was “Design your death dossier soon – or you could be setting up your heirs for frustration and financial pain.” They are right. If you don’t take the time to create a plan for your future and organize your documents, you…
DetailsIn a speech to high school students, Bill Gates passed on to them the following eleven (11) rules. The rules come from Charles Sykes, author of “Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good about Ourselves but Can’t Read, Write or Add” (St. Martin’s Press, 1996). It appears that the rules did not come…
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