Social Security benefits are part of the equation for a majority of people who are planning for retirement, and right now we are going through a historic period when it comes to Social Security. The baby boomer generation is reaching retirement age, and that means there are a lot of people applying for Social Security … [Read More]
Long-Term Care Assistance: Do You Qualify?
There are those who question why they need to engage the services of an elder law attorney, and the reality is that there are many different reasons. But perhaps the most overarching one is the fact that elder law specialists have a comprehensive understanding of all of the tools and options that are available to … [Read More]
Financial Abuse Is A Pressing Elder Law Issue
Estate planning is one of the branches of the larger field of elder law, and when you are making comprehensive plans for the future you have to recognize all of the eventualities of aging. This is often times easier said than done because some of the challenges that people face when they reach an advanced … [Read More]
Why Do You Need An Estate Planning Attorney?
There are those who question why they need the services of an estate planning attorney. The reality is that there are many different reasons why, and they extend beyond the transfer of assets to your loved ones after you pass away. There are other components to the modern estate plan to consider that comprehensively prepare … [Read More]
Taking Steps To Remain At Home
It is important to be pragmatic about the eventualities of aging so that you are not suddenly confronted with a situation that you have not made any preparations for. It can be hard to envision such a scenario when you are healthy and fully ambulatory, but there may come a time when you will need … [Read More]
Selecting Attorneys-In-Fact
You may not be aware of just how likely it is that you will experience a period of incapacitation at some point in time. According to the Alzheimer’s Association 13% of senior citizens as a group are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. This is a considerable number of people to be sure. However, this number swells … [Read More]
Elder Safety Net: SSI
Elder law attorneys are tightly focused on all of the concerns that senior citizens have, and many of those who are reaching an advanced age have concerns about ongoing income. When you think about governmental programs that provide income for senior citizens Social Security is going to come to mind first. Full retirement age as … [Read More]
MetLife Releases Elder Financial Abuse Study
The field of elder law involves all of the matters that are of interest to senior citizens, and one of the issues that is getting a lot of attention these days is that of elder financial abuse. This is a subject that is difficult to get a handle on because of the fact that a … [Read More]
A Look At Elder Law Issues
We probe into the subject of estate planning frequently here, but estate planning is just one of the things you must consider when you are planning for the future. There are some elder law issues that must be addressed as well if you want to be comprehensively prepared for all of the eventualities of aging. … [Read More]
Spending Down For Medicaid Purposes
Perhaps the most profound story in the elder law community at the present time is the high and rising cost of long-term care. As of the end of 2010 the national average cost for a year in a private room in a nursing home was close to $85,000, and the annual fee for residence in … [Read More]
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