New Survey Conducted on Keeping the Elderly Safe in the Pandemic
Forty-one percent of participants in a new survey said they don’t trust assisted living communities and nursing homes to keep older adults safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.
How to Protect Your Estate from Unintended Heirs
What happens when a decedent’s will or trust does not provide for a decedent’s child?
What Does Tenancy by the Entirety Mean in Estate Planning?
Tenancy by the entirety, commonly abbreviated as TBE, is an ownership structure for real estate that's used when the owners are a married couple. Under a TBE arrangement, each spouse owns an equal interest in the property, and the property will transfer seamlessly to the surviving spouse, in the event of one spouse's death.
Pre-Election Estate Planning Includes a Vast Variety of Trusts
Why wait? A variety of trusts—from SLATs to BDITs, GRATs and more—can help you be proactive in protecting your wealth.
What’s the Latest Trend in Long-Term Care Insurance?
The availability of long-term care insurance policies is continuing to decline, even as the need for such care is growing, an interagency task force led by the Treasury Department has said.
How to Keep Track of Mom’s Healthcare Information if She Gets Sick or Injured
Build your own medical emergency packet.
How Do I Keep My Assets from the Nursing Home?
Nursing homes are expensive with an average cost in the United States of $7,698 per month (2020 average). Most people cannot afford this expense, but they are in desperate need of the services provided by nursing homes (long-term care facilities).
Is a Disabled Person with Savings Eligible for Medicaid?
I am a social worker at a state facility for people with developmental disabilities. Most of the men I work with function at about 12 to 14 years of age. I am working with a gentleman who makes minimum wage and works six hours a day. He can’t have more than $1,800 in the bank or he will not be eligible for health benefits, so he has to spend his money. Otherwise, the state will take it.
Does an Ex-Wife Get Her Former Husband’s Inheritance Because He Died of COVID-19?
My big brother died of COVID-19 and he didn’t have a will. He divorced 20 years ago and has no children, but his ex is telling me she should get an inheritance. Who has the right to his money?
Will We See a Bump in the COLA for Social Security Next Year?
Thanks in part to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, don't bank on a big cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for your Social Security benefits in 2021.