Join attorney R. Todd Balkema at the Mecosta County Senior Center for an Estate Planning and Long-Term Care Planning Seminar. Friday, May 12, 2017, at 10:30 a.m.

Jordan Balkema Elder Law Center, Metron of Big Rapids and Altercare of Big Rapids will team up and put their passion to work on June 21, 2017 by hosting an event in Hemlock Park as part of The Longest Day benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association.

For better or for worse, our current culture is very car-dependant; in many places, cars are the only convenient link to the outside world. Unfortunately, as people age, driving can become more

All hospitals must now give Medicare recipients notice when they have not been admitted but are merely under "observation" status. The notice requirement is part of a law enacted in 2015 but that just took effect.

Even if you've created an estate plan, are you sure you included everything you need to? There are certain provisions that people often forget to put in in a will or estate plan that can have a big impact later on.