by dev | Sep 11, 2016 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Medicaid
I often receive calls requesting that I prepare a Durable Power of Attorney for parents. This question inevitably leads to further conversation. The threshold question is “why are your parents not calling themselves?” If I am going to be able to do legal...
by dev | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Medicaid, Uncategorized
Life Care Planning is a unique practice model that combines traditional elder law including Medicaid and Estate Planning with care advocacy. A few years ago, I received a call from a financial planner about one of her clients. She started the conversation with “I...
by dev | Dec 20, 2015 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning
Elderly Nursing Home Residents are sometimes concerned that they will lose their Medicare benefit if they leave the facility to participate in family Christmas or Chanukah celebrations. These residents should rest assured that their benefits are not at risk because...
by dev | Dec 9, 2015 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Health Care Advocacy, Uncategorized
In our last blog, we talked about how when families gather for the holidays, that sometimes adult children are confronted with the realization that their elder parents need help. We talked about how “diplomatically finding documents” is necessary to...
by dev | Dec 6, 2015 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When families gather for holiday celebrations, it sometimes becomes apparent that elderly family members are experiencing changes that need to be addressed. Adult children are often shocked by their aging parents’ situations. Look for the following warning signs:...
by dev | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Probate and Trust Administration
All too often I hear stories of family members who are named successor trustee in a loved one’s trust who do not seek legal advice about their role as trustee and never trigger the mechanism in the trust in order for them to take over as trustee. They instead...
