Harvest Barn Church, East Jordan, Tuesday, August 16, 2016, 12:00pm-1:00pm, call 231-237-0103 for details.

Wednesday, August 24th, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m., at the Roscommon Co. Commission on Aging building. Contact Betty Kimble for more information at 989-366-0205.

Although voting is the hallmark of a democracy, it isn't easy if you are in a long-term care facility. Nursing home and other long-term care facility residents face several challenges to voting, from registering to vote to actually casting a ballot.

Saying that there has been "undue influence" is often used as a reason to contest a will or estate plan, but what does it mean?

While it is illegal for a nursing home to discriminate against a Medicaid recipient, it still happens. To prevent such discrimination, nursing home residents and their families need to know their rights.

Some Medicare-age people are having important Medicare enrollment choices made for them, often without their knowledge/