Medicare Required to Cover Long-Term Rehabilitation Even if Prior Hospitalization Is Not Covered
The United States District Court for the District of New York has recently ruled that Medicare must cover a long-term care stay at a skilled nursing faci…
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The 6 Million Dollar Fight Over George Michael’s Home and Estate
On Christmas Day 2016 George Michael’s body was discovered by his lover Fadi Fawaz. Since that time significant tensions have arisen between Fawaz and Michael’s surv…
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Gray Divorce- Estate Planning and Long-Term Care Planning
It’s true… Baby Boomers are changing the way we think about work, retirement and, yes, divorce! Baby Boomers in general are more independent, more physically active and working long…
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What Aging Parents Expect of their Adult Children
When does the role of adult child change to include caregiver? Longtime family dynamics can impact how the boundaries between adult children and their parents become blurred. When do adult childre…
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Assisted Reproductive Technology and Estate Planning
Estate planning is often seen as a conservative, static area of the law, where common practices adhere to customary norms and traditions. But one area where good comprehensive estate planning mu…
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First Steps Following a Cancer Diagnosis
The word “cancer” elicits a lot of emotions including fear, anxiety, and sadness. Countless people have endured the feelings associated with a difficult diagnosis for ourselves or a loved one. The March 20…
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We often say here at the firm that change is one of the few certainties in life. Depending on our stage of life, change can be exciting, fun, relieving, and anxiety-provoking. It is safe to say that change can be hard to endure. Older adults who have…
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Categories: Adult Children, Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Assisted Living, Dementia, Elderly Safety, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, Health, Home Care, Independent Living, Life Care Coordinator, Life Care Planning, Long-Term Care Planning
Caregivers for those living with dementia are all over the country. Caregivers range in age, ethnicity, geography, income, and education. While research theories have been done about what the large, diverse population of caregivers looks like and wha…
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Categories: Advocacy, Aging Parents, Assisted Living, Caregiving, Dementia, Early-onset, Elder Care, Elderly Independence, Elderly Safety, Estate Planning, Home Care, Life Care Coordinator, Life Care Planning, Long-Term Care Planning, Memory Loss
For many of us regardless of our age, retirement can seem like a concept in the far-off future. Certainly, attitudes and expectations around retirement have changed over the last few decades. Our careers are a major aspect of our overall lives, and t…
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It’s counterintuitive, we know: irrevocable trusts are revocable (and amendable). Unfortunately, irrevocability is a malicious myth. The uninformed could spend years relying on an old, out-of-date trust that could be updated and improved without to…
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