A loved one's illness can come out of nowhere. And when it does, everything changes. If you're caring for an elderly loved one, you're not alone. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter said it first and she said it best: "There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers." Caregiving is universal. It is difficult work and most people feel ill equippe

Libby Dunahoo, a Case Manager at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, joins elder care coordinator Alice Woodard to discuss the basics of advan

Millions of current enrollees in stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans will face premium and other cost increases next year unless they switch to lower-cost plans during the open enrollment period that began Oct. 15 and ends on Dec. 7, a new KFF analysis finds. This includes the two-thirds of Part D stand-alone drug plan (PDP) enrollees not receiving low-income subsidies—nine million enrollees—who will face higher monthly premiums if they keep their current plan

Welcome to Elder Care Conversations, where members of the Kimbrough Law staff talk to experts in the senior care field to share information that every family caregiver needs to know. In this video, the first installment in a five-part series, Libby Dunahoo, a case manager at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, joins elder care coordinator Alice Woodard to discuss the basics of advance directives. Want to see more videos on topics related to elder law, elder care, estate planni

Welcome to Elder Care Conversations, where members of the Kimbrough Law staff talk to experts in the senior care field to share information that every family caregiver needs to know. In this video, the final installment in a two-part series, Lisa Thompson, a hospice care consultant, joins elder care coordinator Bre Nunley to discuss the basics of hospice care.

By William H. (Kim) Kimbrough, Jr. Most people don’t like lawyers. I totally understand where those people are coming from. One of the main problems people have with our profession is the way we bill. Most lawyers work by the hour. And they send bills, typically monthly, showing the time worked in increments of the hour. You will see things like: .5 hours for reviewing pleadings .2 hours for telephone conference with client .2 hours for paralegal, copying documents When the c

Welcome to Elder Care Conversations, where members of the Kimbrough Law staff talk to experts in the senior care field to share information that every family caregiver needs to know. In this video, the first installment in a two-part series, Lisa Thompson, a hospice care consultant, joins elder care coordinator Bre Nunley to discuss the basics of hospice care.