Medicaid Planning

April 23, 2021
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Why You Need a Will

Why You Need a Will A Caring.com wills survey shows the number of Americans with a will has had a minimal increase of 2.5 percent over […]
April 23, 2021
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Dementia Affects Famous and Everyday People

Dementia Affects Famous and Everyday People Jack Hanna, wildlife expert, author, guest TV personality, and TV producer known for starring in shows like Animal Adventures, Voices […]
April 9, 2021
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You are Fully Inoculated against COVID-19; Now What?

What to Expect after you are completely inoculated against COVID-19 More and more of us are either receiving or becoming eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. […]
April 9, 2021
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What you need to know about the “99.5% act”

Potential Estate Planning Impacts of the “For the 99.5% Act” Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jimmy Gomez introduced a new bill, “For the 99.5% Act,” into […]
April 2, 2021
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Please Don’t Wait for an Emergency!

Plan, Don’t Wait for an Emergency That sounds like something your mother might say, right? And how often have you wished that you’d followed mother’s good […]
March 25, 2021
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Don’t Make This Mistake

A Sad Legacy Larry King, the legendary talk-show host, married seven women and had five children with several of them. He died at age 87 on […]
March 19, 2021
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CMS and CDC Loosen Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions

CMS and CDC Loosen Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), […]
March 11, 2021
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Why a Living Will is Important

A living will lays out your preferences for life-sustaining medical treatment.  It is often accompanied by a health-care proxy or power of attorney, which allows someone […]
March 5, 2021
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7 Estate Planning Mistakes that Celebrities have made

The Rich and Famous Can Make Estate-Planning Mistakes, Just Like Regular Folks All the money and fame in the world sometimes doesn’t mean that stars and […]
January 15, 2021

What is an Elder Lawyer?

Elder Law Attorneys Benefit Seniors and their Family An elder law attorney or specializes as a legal advocate for aging adults and their loved ones. Elder […]
January 15, 2021

Will I lose my home?

Will I Lose My Home? Home ownership is the American Dream. People work hard all their lives to own a home, and it is often their […]
January 16, 2021

Divorce & Older Americans

Gray Divorce is Destroying the Finances of Older Americans Americans aged 50 or more are experiencing gray divorce more than ever. The term gray divorce generally […]
January 20, 2021

Dangers of Gifting

Medicaid and Gift-Giving Can Be Risky Mabel’s children were concerned that Mabel would need long-term nursing-home care in the near future. It was the holidays, and […]
January 28, 2021
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What you really need to know about inheritances

Inheritances and Medicaid: Be Careful, Plan Ahead Mistakes can be made when it comes to inheritances and Medicaid. Those mistakes can be costly. When a person […]
January 28, 2021
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Coping With More Days of Pandemic Uncertainty

Coping With More Days of Pandemic Uncertainty We have vaccines; however, the rollout has been slower than expected. COVID 19 is raging throughout many states. So […]
February 4, 2021
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What is the Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid?

What is the Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid? Most people who work in healthcare may recognize the acronym LASA, which stands for “look-alike-sound-alike” and is usually […]
March 19, 2021
A nursing home resident with a nurse

CMS and CDC Loosen Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions

CMS and CDC Loosen Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), […]
April 2, 2021
An image of an ambulance, lights are on, parked in front of a hospital

Please Don’t Wait for an Emergency!

Plan, Don’t Wait for an Emergency That sounds like something your mother might say, right? And how often have you wished that you’d followed mother’s good […]