Bert is 89 years old, estranged from his family, and living at a care facility. He has $330,000 in life savings.  Bert is in a good environment where his needs are being met, and he has enough money to provide for his care for the foreseeable future. For most people, that would be enough. However, in my jaded world view, Bert is vulnerable. He has no one to protect him from...

It never occurred to me that I would steer people toward a fictional murder mystery to explain the effects of dementia, but here we are. The Thursday Murder Club, a book series by author Richard Osman, is about four elderly pensioners living in a retirement community who form a club to talk about unsolved murders. Their former professions – spy, psychiatrist, union leader, and nurse – give them a unique...

It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Your mom goes to an attorney and, after thoroughly analyzing her financial wealth, goals, and family members, signs her will, trust, and funding documents. Satisfied that all is in order, she takes the papers home and carefully places them on a shelf. That is where they sit, undisturbed, for the next 20 years.   What happened during those 20 years? One son...