Planning for your family's immediate and long term future is something most parents think about. Because your home is likely the largest purchase you will make during your lifetime, deciding what to do with it is among the most … [Read more...]
Print This PageNew Technology Protects Older Loved Ones from Falls
October 8, 2013 by
One in three older Americans falls every year, making falls the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for people age 65 or older. Falls can result in hip fractures, broken bones, and head injuries and significant loss … [Read more...]
Print This PageAsk the Expert: How Can the Hospital Access My Mother’s Incapacity Planning Documents, If Needed?
October 4, 2013 by
Q. My mother, Jane, is 68 and has arthritis and high blood pressure, and had knee surgery last spring. She lives at the home I grew up in, in Fredericksburg, and the neighbor tells me that she needs a lot more help lately. My … [Read more...]
Print This PageOctober is National Special Needs Law Month
October 3, 2013 by
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) has designated October as National Special Needs Law Month. This awareness month is a grassroots effort to educate people with disabilities and their families about their legal … [Read more...]
Print This PagePresident Obama’s Health Care Overhaul: What Does it Mean for You?
October 2, 2013 by
Three years ago, Congress wrote the law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to maintain Americans' current health coverage as much as possible, to boost consumer protections in the health insurance market for individuals, and … [Read more...]
Print This PageCapital Gains Tax Increases and Gifting to Lessen the Bite
September 25, 2013 by
In the early fall, taxes are probably the last thing you want to think about. But this is one year in which it may pay for you to get both your income tax planning and estate planning done early.There are a couple of … [Read more...]
Print This PageAsk the Expert: Do You Lose Medicare or Medicaid Coverage if you Leave a Nursing Home for a Family Event?
September 20, 2013 by
Q. At the age of 60, my younger sister Anna is getting remarried. She is hoping that our 82-year old mother, Shannon, can attend and even sent her a plane ticket to Texas for the wedding. Our mother is on Medicaid, and is in a … [Read more...]
Print This PageAsk the Expert: Will a Life Insurance Policy Affect my Mother’s Medicaid Eligibility?
September 6, 2013 by
Medicaid Q. My mother never thought about life insurance until later in life. Ever since her friend Theresa died without it, she has been insistent about getting a policy for herself. She is weighing her options and hasn’t … [Read more...]
Print This PagePart 2: Celebrities with Alzheimer’s Disease- Pat Summitt
September 3, 2013 by
Elder Law According the National Institute on Aging, there are estimated to be between 2.4 million and 4.5 million Americans who have Alzheimer's. One third of all seniors in America die with Alzheimer's or some other dementia, … [Read more...]
Print This PagePart 1: Celebrities with Alzheimer’s Disease- Ronald Reagan
August 27, 2013 by
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder of the brain leading to the irreversible loss of intellectual abilities, including memory and reasoning. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of … [Read more...]
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