Making the life-changing decision to “give up the keys” and stop driving a vehicle for the remainder of your life is certainly a difficult decision. Being able to drive is a freedom that has likely been enjoyed for a majority of an older adult’…
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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
Have you ever heard of state “filial responsibility” laws? Although rarely enforced, 29 different states have laws that require children to provide financial support to their indigent parents under certain circumstances. In the context of lo…
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Categories: Adult Children, Advanced Medical Directives, Advocacy, Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Assisted Living, Blog, Caregiving, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, Changes to Legal Documents, Elder Care, Elderly Emergency Rooms, Elderly Independence, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Health, Home Care, Independent Living, Skilled Nursing Facility
Many families are hesitant to discuss financial affairs together. Parents do not necessarily want their children to know how much or exactly what they have. Some do not want their loved ones to know exactly how they plan to dispose of their asset…
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Categories: Advanced Medical Directives, Advocacy, Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Disinherited Children, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Health, Life Care Planning, Transfer of assets, Valid Estate Planning documents, Validity of a Will, Will Contest
Springtime often creates a drive to clean out your home, your desk, your car and just about everything that physically and emotionally constitutes ‘clutter’ in life. In some cases, projects can be completed more effectively when help is enlisted.…
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Categories: Aging in Place, Assisted Living, Caregiving, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Health, Home Care, Independent Living, Life Care Planning, Nursing Home, Professional Organizer, Skilled Nursing Facility
When discussing estate planning with our clients, we always explain the need to prepare for the possibility of requiring long-term care, and the daunting costs of such care. As Americans are living longer, more and more of us are spending a signif…
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Categories: Aging Parents, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia, Elder Care, Elderly Independence, Elderly Safety, End of Life Care, Estate Planning, Fall Prevention, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Geriatric Care, Health, Life Care Planning, Nursing Home, Skilled Nursing Facility
Adult children with elderly parents often report to our firm that their concerns about their parents significantly increased following an accident at home. After a trip to the emergency room and sometimes also a short-term rehabilitation center, chil…
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Categories: Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Blog, Caregiving, Elder Care, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Health, Life Care Coordinator, Life Care Planning
Quite often when counseling clients we must stress the importance of documenting things in writing. One of the planning contexts where that is crucial is in the area of Medicaid eligibility. Specifically, while it usually fairly straightforward t…
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As a long-time spouse, taking on the role of caregiver can be an extremely difficult process that many couples simply do not foresee. Journalist Tara Bahrampour highlighted the conversations held among families about future long-term care steps in he…
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Categories: Advocacy, Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia, Dementia, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, Geriatric Care, Health, Nursing Home
February is National Caregivers Month. One task that can be daunting for family caregivers is identifying the assisted living community that best fits their loved one’s unique needs. It is important for caregivers to be able to identify the differe…
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Categories: Advocacy, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Dementia, Dementia, Elder Care, Elderly Independence, Elderly Isolation, Elderly Safety, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, Geriatric Care, Health, Health Care Power of Attorney, Life Care Coordinator, Life Care Planning, Medicaid Planning, Memory Loss, Nursing Home
