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Update Your Estate Plan in the New Year to Plan for Long-Term Care
As the New Year approaches, resolutions to change old habits and achieve new goals abound. Some might set out to work out more, make a...
Mar 14, 20212 min read


3 Ways Veterans Can Pay for Long-Term Care Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a wide range of long-term health care services that can help military veterans of all ages...
Feb 15, 20212 min read


Read About Several Potential Drawbacks of Medicare Advantage
More than 55 million Americans are currently enrolled in Medicare. The huge government health insurance program is available for seniors...
Jan 11, 20212 min read


How to Resolve Sibling Conflicts When Caring for an Aging Parent
As aging parents advance into needing caregiver assistance to help with health needs and activities of daily living, family members may...
Dec 14, 20202 min read


8 Handy Home Fixes for Seniors to Prepare for Hurricane Season
Beginning every June, the six-month Atlantic hurricane season kicks off with many people going about their affairs as if nothing has...
Nov 9, 20202 min read


Can Family Members Get Paid for Providing Caregiving Services to an Elder Parent?
Providing elder care services for an aging parent can be expensive and challenging. When it comes to your parents, however, who else is...
Nov 9, 20202 min read


What Are The Signs of Elder Abuse You Need to Be Aware Of?
When Florida seniors age, they may reach a time when they can no longer safely take care of themselves. It is at this point that...
Oct 11, 20203 min read


Learn to Protect Seniors from Scams During National Elder Law Month
May is in full swing and that means it is both National Older Americans Month and National Elder Law Month. During this month our goal is...
Sep 13, 20203 min read


How Do You Choose the Right Nursing Home for Your Parent
None of us want to consider a time when our parent is unable to live safely alone. There may come a time, however, when your parent is no...
Aug 9, 20203 min read


Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) Releases New Nursing Home Regulations
On September 30, 2016, CMS, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and which is the agency responsible for...
Jul 12, 20203 min read


Special/Supplemental Needs Trusts
What is a special or supplemental needs trust (SNT)? These terms are used interchangeably. A special needs trust is an irrevocable trust...
Jun 14, 20202 min read


ABLE ACT – Achieving a Better Life Experience
On December 19, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. This Act amended Section 529 of...
Jun 14, 20203 min read


Supreme Court of Florida Rules that Non-Attorney Medicaid Planners are Engaged in UPL
Almost two years ago on January 15, 2015, the Supreme Court of Florida rules that non-attorneys are prohibited from engaging in certain...
May 11, 20203 min read
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