http://useldercare.com/forum/ US Elder Care » Forum: Legal Issues - Recent Topics en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:37:13 +0000 http://useldercare.com/forum/topic/home-healthcare-aides#post-75 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:02:33 +0000 msapos 75@http://useldercare.com/forum/ <p>Make sure that when the time comes that it is necessary to hire outside assistance for your loved ones that a full background check is completed before someone can come into the house for hours a day, or actually live thers. </p> http://useldercare.com/forum/topic/what-laws-would-help-the-elderly#post-27 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:13:17 +0000 Anonymous 27@http://useldercare.com/forum/ <p>What laws or programs would help the elderly? The elderly need more volunteer groups to help them through retirement community. Sometime elder people overlooked by government programs </p> http://useldercare.com/forum/topic/legal-issues#post-4 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:51:50 +0000 msapos 4@http://useldercare.com/forum/ <p>In order to be able to communicate with a health care professional regarding a hospitalized senior make sure that you have an executed ,health care proxy,. ,HIPAA, regulations would prevent the physician, nurse, or social worker to communicate information regarding your relative if they did not have a ,health care proxy, in their file or ,medical chart,. </p> http://useldercare.com/forum/topic/elderly-held-down-by-debt#post-24 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:05:56 +0000 Anonymous 24@http://useldercare.com/forum/ <p>Many elderly end up living very minimalist retirements because they may have withdrawn 401k early or other reasons. What can an elderly person do to live a peaceful retirement and have enough for basic necessities? </p> http://useldercare.com/forum/topic/how-much-is-too-much-wage-taxs#post-28 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:15:36 +0000 Anonymous 28@http://useldercare.com/forum/ <p>How much of an employed person' wage going to government taxes and put away for retirement is too much? Some wages are taxed more than 30% of their income. That is a very high number and it seems too much. </p> http://useldercare.com/forum/topic/401k-plan#post-26 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:09:13 +0000 Anonymous 26@http://useldercare.com/forum/ <p>Is the 401k programs and other income retirement program enough for the elderly's retirement? What do you think about the monthly sums that are given during retirement instead of the entire amount? </p>