We are in the midst of the holiday season. For many people, it is time for the holiday party hop. In addition to family and friends, most organizations and employers are hosting holiday parties or other events. For me, between …
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Alzheimers is Preventable
This week is the last in a series of columns on Alzheimer’s disease. As we have discussed the last two weeks, November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Legal practitioners like ourselves regularly come across clients or their loved ones who …
Warning Signs and Stages of Alzheimers Disease
As we discussed last week, November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. In our practice, we regularly come across clients or their loved ones who have Alzheimer’s disease with its related dementia symptoms. It is important that we as legal professionals …
November National Alzheimers Awareness Month
You or a loved one may have Alzheimer’s disease and/or dementia. But do you know what each of them are and how they inter-relate? To help you and others understand Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions, November has been named National …
Elder Law
When I was one of younger folk of the family, we regularly referred to the elder family members as wrinklies (pronounced “rĭngk – lēz”). Now that I am older, I be one, and my kids do not hesitate to remind …
Long-Term Care Insurance-Why
Should you buy long-term care insurance? That is a complicated question that is not easy to answer. But before you can even start to answer that question, you have to know what long-term care insurance is. Long-term care insurance is …
Do It Yourself Plans & Bad Advice Can Wreak Havoc
If you are like 70% of Americans, you have no formal estate plan. However, after receiving free advice from others, you may have attempted a do-it-yourself estate plan using joint ownership, beneficiary designations and/or quit claim deeds. Although this advice …
Medical Decision Making for Young Adult Children
It is the high school graduation season and now time for my annual column for young adults. If you have any adult high school or college aged children, they are responsible for making their own medical and mental healthcare decisions. …
Half a Loaf is Better than None
Last week, we discussed your financial options when you are married and one of you is in a nursing home. Medicaid rules are very different when you are both in a nursing home or you are single and in a …
Hiring Caregivers In The Home
Last week we discussed family members coming in to take care of Mom or Dad in their home when they are unable to care for themselves. But what if you are the primary caregiver and can’t quit work to care …