Health Care Surrogate…Who Should I Choose?
In Florida, living wills and advance directives allow you to give medical providers and family members specific instructions about the types of end-of-life care you...Read More
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What if I Noticed a Decline over the Holidays?
Despite the Covid pandemic, millions of Americans went home for the holidays. For many adults, this is one of the few occasions when multiple generations...Read More
COVID Vaccine Arrives at Long-Term Care Residences
The much-anticipated COVID vaccine has arrived. It is now rolling out to Florida’s nursing homes and assisted living residences. Some residents are already receiving inoculations. ...Read More
Talk to your Parents about Long-Term Care
The Holiday season can be a trigger for changes in family dynamics. Often times out-of-state children will meet with their parents for the first time...Read More
Common Signs of Elder Abuse
Elderly individuals often go through health issues they did not experience when they were younger and may have been unprepared to deal with. Other...Read More
How to Help a Family Caregiver
Family caregivers sacrifice their own financial security, family time, and health to provide uncompensated care for elderly or disabled family members who need help. Over...Read More
When do You Need Crisis Medicaid Planning?
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program available to individuals who meet certain asset requirements that help them pay for long-term care costs. Long-term...Read More
Annual Exclusion and Long-Term Care Planning
Many of our clients have been in the habit of making annual gifts to their children and other beneficiaries. These gifts are thought of as...Read More
Dangers of Trying to do Your Own Estate Plan
People often wonder why they can’t just do their own estate plan. There are will forms on the internet. Banks try helpfully suggesting you add...Read More
When Family Caregivers Are Not Enough
Sometimes an elderly loved one needs more care that a family member can provide. When you reach the point of needing more care differs with...Read More
Medicaid 5 Year Look-Back Penalty
You may never have heard of the Medicaid 5 year look-back penalty. Or you may have heard of a “five-year period” without being clear what...Read More
A Good Estate Plan Can Reduce Elder Exploitation
Financial elder exploitation has been called “the crime of the 21st Century” with one study suggesting that older Americans lost at least $2.9 billion to...Read More