How Do I Tell If Dad Needs Caregiving Support?
See something...say something! Don't ignore signs of your loved ones changing caregiving needs.
Holiday Gatherings Can Reveal Declining Capacity in Aging Family Members
It’s a common occurrence. Far flung family members return home to visit elderly relatives for the holidays. Upon arrival, they notice that things seem … off.
Can You Tackle Elder Law on Your Own?
The disadvantages of do-it-yourself elder law estate planning are costly errors, omissions and neglecting protections.
Comparing Types of Memory Care Facilities
An assisted living center might claim to provide memory care, but true memory care includes round-the-clock supervision by well-trained professionals in a more restrictive environment than a typical assisted living facility.
How to Manage the Cost of Long-Term Care
The cost of long-term care insurance is based on several criteria, including the number of clients who have kept their policies over time, as well as customers’ longer lives.
How Does Elder Law Protect Seniors from Exploitative Guardians?
Changes could be coming to Florida’s system for overseeing the guardians of elderly who are no longer able to care for themselves, including beefing up monitoring and increasing penalties for those with valid complaints against them.
Must I Liquidate My IRA Before I Can Apply for Medicaid?
Can a nursing home make a person who is in the home liquidate money in an IRA and spend it down to pay for care, before they can apply for Medicaid?
What Types of Long-Term Care is Available for Veterans?
If you served the United States of America as a member of the armed services, you may be entitled to certain benefits that could make some aspects of getting older a little easier.
Elder Law Attorney Can Help Plan for Long-Term Care Costs
A one-bedroom apartment in an assisted-living facility will cost you $194 per day–or about $71,000 per year. A home health aide will set you back $25 per hour, or $1,000 for a 40-hour week. Not scared yet?
Elder Law Estate Planning for the Future
You make things easier for the children, by planning for the possibility of a nursing home stay because you take the burden off the children to make crisis decisions for your long-term care costs.