When To Move A Parent Into An Assisted Living Facility
When an aging parent needs help with activities of daily living, because of dementia or another condition, making the decision about a transition to assisted living or a skilled nursing facility can be very difficult. Both physical limitations and mental deterioration can come on slowly, and it can be hard for a close family member…
Kevin and Avonte’s Law Introduced to Protect People Prone to Wandering
April is Autism Awareness Month, a time to raise public consciousness about autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Join the global autism community and Light it Up Blue on April 2, 2016. Senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Chuck Grassley of Iowa have introduced legislation to help the families of loved ones with autism,…
Credits and Deductions for Senior Retirees
There are several tax credits and deductions that senior retirees should be aware of, as they can help you save money on taxes. Higher Standard Deduction First of all, you should know that if you are claiming the standard deduction rather than itemizing, you are entitled to a higher standard deduction if you were 65…
Reversing Social Security Claims
Workers approaching the age of 62 have a choice to make with regard to Social Security: It is possible to take early retirement benefits and start collecting Social Security at age 62, rather than waiting for your full retirement age, which is 66 for people retiring now. However, taking early retirement means that your benefits…
Concussions: Proper Attention to Recovery Protocols is Essential in Return to Learning, not just Return to Playing Sports
By Sandi Rosenbaum, Educational Advocate, Littman Krooks LLP Hundreds of thousands of students each year sustain concussions, a form of mild traumatic brain injury not detectable by scanning or imaging. After an individual experiences a jolt or blow to the head, a physician or health practitioner must assess the student for physical or cognitive impairment…
Specialized Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Programs in NYC
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) makes specialized programs available to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Specialized programs are not expected to exist in every school, and not every student with special needs requires a specialized program. The school team, together with the special needs families will determine whether a particular student…
US Dept of Treasury Warns of Suspicious Calls & Tax Scams
With tax preparation season upon us, the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers of an aggressive and sophisticated scam being perpetrated by con artists posing as IRS agents. Deputy Inspector General for Investigations at the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), said that since October 2013, there had been nearly 900,000 scam calls reported,…
Raising Children with Autism
Bernard A Krooks, Esq., and guest Liane Kupferberg Carter discuss raising children with autism on this podcast. Liane is a nationally-known writer and advocate for the autism community. She is the author of the new memoir, Ketchup is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up with Autism (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).
NYC Seniors Have Access to the Carrier Alert Program
Seniors who live alone may be at risk of falling or becoming ill and being unable to reach a telephone, so no one will know they need help. To protect seniors from these circumstances, the New York City Department for the Aging makes available a program called Carrier Alert. When a senior voluntarily enrolls in…
