Elder Law Portland

03/21/2025

I've yet to see a Social Security payment deposited to a decedent's account more than a month after their death.

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04/27/2022

Turns out ageist beliefs are bad for the people who subscribe to them.

Through more than three decades of research, the Yale psychologist Becca Levy has demonstrated that age discrimination can take years off one’s life.

03/13/2021

10/20/2020

A global pandemic doesn’t give us cause to treat the aged callously.

04/03/2020

Jerry Rosenblum, Instagram influencer

03/09/2020

Thought for the day....

02/29/2020

Middle and high schools have been adding courses about how to spot fake news. Older adults also struggle to sort disinformation online, but there are fewer resources tackling the problem.

11/30/2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-need-a-major-redesign-of-life/2019/11/29/a63daab2-1086-11ea-9cd7-a1becbc82f5e_story.html

As longevity has surged, culture hasn’t kept up.

07/19/2019

BJ Miller writes that death won't always be consumed with sadness if caregivers and patients have a few crucial conversations along the way.

01/18/2019

01/14/2019

The Joy of Being a Woman in Her 70s

Many of us have learned that happiness is a skill and a choice.