by Jill Burzynski | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog, Estate Planning
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 your kids as pay-on-death to your accounts. What’s the big mystery? We view it like medical care. Yes, you can find...
by Jill Burzynski | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Veterans' Benefits
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 every family. We all have different skills, time available, available space in our home and other factors. Family caregivers...
by Jill Burzynski | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog, Medicaid, News Article
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 that meant. You get busy with health, financial and insurance information when going through a long-term placement for...
by Jill Burzynski | Oct 23, 2020 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Estate Planning, Exploitation, News Article, scams
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 financial exploitation in 2010 by a broad spectrum of perpetrators, including persons they know and trust, as well...
by Jill Burzynski | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog, Health Care Advocacy, News Article
No one wants to land in the emergency room of a hospital, but it happens frequently, especially to seniors, so it is imperative that seniors be ready for an unexpected trip to the emergency room. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are...
by Jill Burzynski | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Exploitation, Guardianship, News Article, scams
A good Florida estate plan will always include planning for possible incapacity. A Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) names a trusted person to make financial decisions for you, while an Advance Directive for Healthcare does the same for health decisions. But there...
