SAVING THE ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD For most people, their home is their most valuable asset. So, it's little wonder that when people near the age where...
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Home Health Aides: What You Need to Know
SHOULD THE STATE EMPLOY HOME HEALTH AIDES? Should the state of New Jersey employ home health aides? A proposed bill that may be submitted to New...
Medicaid Is Run By Bureaucrats, Watch Out!
GOVERNMENT BY BUREAUCRACY I'm not a political person. In fact, I have very little interest in politics. But I do admire our political system. There...
How Do I Pay For Long Term Care (A Little More)?
FUNDING LONG TERM CARE: A CALL FOR REFORM The Long-Term Care Task Force of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) recently published...
How Do I Pay for Long-Term Care?
FUNDING THE COST OF CARE Funding the cost of long-term care is a significant problem for the middle and working classes - and the problem is only...
Types of Long-Term Care: Understanding Your Options
THE LONG-TERM CARE CONTINUUM Way back in the day, older people who required care received that care at home, from their family. That's probably one...
Family With Opportunity Act
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN On Thursday, May 6th, the United States Senate approved a bill that would make it easier for...
Yes, Your Income Can Be Too High for Medicaid
FALLING BETWEEN THE CRACKS: NEEDING TOO LITTLE CARE It almost goes without saying that people do not want to live in nursing homes. While nursing...
Is Medicaid Planning Ethical?
Medicaid Planning: Stealing from America? There are at least two sides to every story. For many people, Medicaid planning is the only methodology...
Can Medicaid Seek Estate Recovery From Mom’s Estate?
MEDICAID WANTS EVERYTHING MY MOTHER OWNED For many people, Medicaid is a lifeline. It provides health insurance to needy individuals and pays for...
Elder Abuse Is More Common Than Many People Realize
FINANCIAL ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY ON THE RISE Financial abuse of the elderly is on the rise. In 1986, there were 117,000 cases of financial abuse...
Due Process
IT'S MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT Sometimes it seems as if people think the United States Constitution holds the answers to all of their problems. "It's...
What to Watch For When Mom Moves Into Assisted Living
BUT WE RELIED ON WHAT YOU TOLD US" What you tell the staff of an assisted living residence at the time of admission may come back to bite you. I...
What Remains for the Spouse Who Stays at Home
REVISITING THE FORTUNATE SPOUSE In a previous column, The Fortunate Spouse, I discussed the Medicaid laws governing the treatment of a couple's...
The Cost of Care Adds Up Faster Than Most Expect
NURSING HOME COSTS ON THE RISE - DON'T JUST SIT THERE A recent survey found that the cost of a nursing home is rising across the country. According...
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How To Pick an Executor
Over the past twenty-five years, I have drafted thousands of last wills, financial powers of attorney, and advanced health care directives. If I do say so myself, I have done a fairly excellent job in drafting these documents. Ensure that you have these documents and...
Causing Terror with Your Will
In most every last will and testament that I have drafted, I draft a clause into the Will that essentially says, “If a beneficiary of my estate challenges my Will, that beneficiary shall forfeit his/her inheritance.” This clause is commonly known as an in terrorem...
How Much Does Long Term Care Cost
Long-term care is expensive and, well, can last for a long time. There are a number of long-term options. In this article, I’ll discuss the expenses associated with long-term care. As with many worrisome subjects, the best place to start is with definitions. When I...
Should I Designate a Beneficiary?
A beneficiary designation on a financial account directs how the assets in the account will be distributed after your death. For instance, if Mrs. Smith names her two children as the beneficiary of her brokerage account, then Mrs. Smith’s two children will receive...
What Planning Did You Do for Your Own Parents?
What type of planning did you do for your parents? It is a question I get from my clients quite often. Both of my parents are deceased. Both lived to be ninety-four years of age. Both passed away in a nursing facility. My mother lived in a nursing facility for six...
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