by Jill Burzynski | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog, Guardianship, Video
“What is a guardian?” is a question I often hear when adult children have to come to terms with an aging parent who is failing cognitively. Guardianship is the legal process whereby a person who is functionally incapacitated is judicially determined unable...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 12, 2018 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Financing Long Term Care, Guardianship, Health Care Advocacy, News Article
In our practice we see many different family situations with many different family dynamics. Sometimes there is are multiple caring adult children trying to do their best for their aging parents. Sometimes we have an only child adult caregiver who might lament that...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog, Expert Video, Video
Florida Medicaid Eligibility I often receive calls from families who tell me that they believe they have to spend down a nursing home resident’s funds until the resident meets the eligibility criteria for Medicaid. These families have done internet research and...
by Jill Burzynski | Jun 25, 2018 | Blog, Financing Long Term Care, Medicaid, News Article, Veterans' Benefits
Sometimes we deal with seniors who want us to prepare a deed gifting the home to their children. Some believe that they could wait out the five year ineligibility period and obtain Medicaid. We always try to convey to the prospective callers that such actions can...
by Jill Burzynski | Jun 8, 2018 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Guardianship
Guardianship is the legal process whereby a person is determined to be incapacitated and another person is appointed to make decisions on behalf of the incapacitated person. This process should considered as a last resort….when no other methods can be used to...
by Jill Burzynski | Jun 1, 2018 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, News Article
We have reached the time of our year when even our year-round residents contemplate summer travels. Maybe you are going to spend some time in your other home. Many go to visit family-see how those grandkids are doing in person. Or maybe you just want to dodge the heat...
