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When families live far away from one another, the holidays bring scattered families together. This gives adult children the perfect opportunity to closely inspect how aging parents are managing. Family members who haven’t seen their aging loved one since last year may...

For the fifth straight year, the “elves” at Martha C. Brown & Associates were very busy preparing holiday gifts for the elderly. These gifts are donated to senior adults who are without family at various nursing homes in the St. Louis area. This ensures that these...

St. Louis, MO On November 12, 2014, St. Louis’ local KMOV TV station aired a broadcast pertaining to a home healthcare worker who is accused of stealing almost $61,000 for her personal use from her client. In that broadcast, Jasmine Huda, a reporter for KMOV,...

For the third straight year, millions of people receiving Social Security benefits  will see a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)  in their monthly benefit.  On October 22, 2014, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 1.7%  increase for 2015. According to...

What Is a Will? A Will, sometimes called a “Last Will and Testament,” is a document that sets forth your final wishes regarding the distribution of your property and the care of any minor children.  Creating a Will gives you the sole discretion over the distribution...

This year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 6, 2014 was held at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Martha C. Brown & Associates was a sponsor and also had a team walking in this annual event. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise...

The National Elder Law Foundation (NELF) – the only organization approved by the American Bar Association to offer certification in the area of elder law –  has announced that M. BRIGID FERNANDEZ of Martha C. Brown and Associates, LLC has successfully completed its...

Many of us have a loved one or friend that is becoming more forgetful – we often poke fun at ourselves by calling these absent-minded moments a “senior moment.” But when memory loss becomes a persistent occurrence, and begins to create problems, it is no longer a...

With the extreme heat and heat advisories that States across the nation are experiencing, please remember that elderly people (that is, people aged 65 and older) are more prone to heat stress than younger people for several reasons: Elderly people do not adjust as...

When applying for Medicaid nursing home coverage, an applicant’s income and assets have to be under a restrictive cap to be eligible for the benefit. As part of the eligibility determination, the state Medicaid agency also looks back at any below market transfers that...