Attorney Paula Almgren Writes Rulebook on Eldercare

LENOX — Attorney Paula Almgren, founder of Berkshire Law Group, is the author of a new book, Eldercare the Rules — Navigating the Legal, Financial, Medical, Housing and Care Maze, published by Laurel Ridge Press.

More than 37 million Americans are providing unpaid eldercare for someone, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Almgren has not only seen it firsthand with her own clients as an estate planning, elder law and life care attorney, but lived it with own late mother, who died of Alzheimer’s disease. The experience so transformed her life and law practice she was inspired to write the rulebook on eldercare.

“There is so much misinformation out there when it comes to what families really need to know regarding legal, financial, medical, housing, and care issues, which in my book are all a part of the eldercare maze,” Almgren said. “On top of that, it can be an emotional, scary, and very confusing time for everyone involved.”