Senior Assisted Living

Kurt R. Bachman, Partner Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. and a Veterans Affairs Accredited Attorney

Also, to take advantage of the Medicaid eligibility rules to fund long term care needs, there must be relinquishment of legal control over all countable resources more than $2,000.00 (subject of course to the current 5-year lookback). The good news is that this struggle over whether or not to give up control to obtain tax and/ or Medicaid benefits can be addressed with careful planning with an Elder Law attorney.

Q. Did you know that social isolation is linked to an increased risk of dementia?

A. Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia than older adults who aren’t.

Social isolation is defined as having few relationships and few people to interact with regularly. The study measured this based on whether participants lived alone, talked about “important matters” with two or more people in the past year, attended religious services or participated in social events.

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Over the course of nine years, researchers periodically administered cognitive tests. Overall, about 21% of the study participants developed dementia. But among those were who were socially isolated, about 26% developed dementia – compared to slightly less than 20% for those who were not socially isolated. This is encouraging because it means simple interventions may be meaningful.

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