There seems to be a lot of confusion about the use of annuities for Medicaid planning. There are many financial services companies out there offering all kinds of them. Recently there seems to be a big push in the marketplace …
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The Truth About Medicaid Eligibility
I regularly get questions about protecting assets and qualifying for Medicaid to pay for nursing home care. There are many misconceptions about nursing home Medicaid eligibility. We have discussed some of these issues before. However, since I continue to get …
Providing for Special Needs Loved Ones
Last week, we discussed protecting your special needs child or other loved one who is developmentally disabled and/or legally incapacitated. As we talked about, if you are your loved one’s primary caregiver or caretaker, proper planning dictates that you designate …
Protecting Special Needs Loved Ones
You may have a special needs child or other loved one who is developmentally disabled and/or legally incapacitated. Since his or her birth, you have been the primary caregiver. Have you thought about what would happen if you could no …
Holiday Blues
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 …
Taking Care of Your Mental Health
It’s sure a pain getting older. You feel it every day. You do not go up and down the stairs as easily as you used to. It is more difficult to bend over to pick up things you dropped on …
Elder Financial Exploitation Is Not Always So Obvious
As we discussed last week, there is no shortage of trust and annuity peddlers out there ready to take advantage of seniors. There has been an epidemic of elder financial exploitation in our country. It is reported that the number …
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 …