by Christine | Oct 23, 2014 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Assisted Living Facility, Conservatorships, Dementia, DNR, Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Healthcare, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT), Irrevocable Trust, Living Trust, Living Will, Long Term Care, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Medical Directives, Nursing Homes, Obama, Power of Attorney, Social Security, Trusts |
Medical research confirms one of the first things people have trouble with in the very early stages of dementia is managing personal finances. This means people can make very expensive financial mistakes, often before anyone notices there is a problem. I have seen...
by Christine | Oct 13, 2014 | Elder Law, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Nursing Home, Nursing Homes |
Dealing with aging parents is not only tough emotionally, but financially. As one's parents age, financial and health care discussions are essential for families to have in order to plan ahead for any care they may require. A recent Newsday article,...
by Christine | Feb 25, 2014 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Medicare, Nursing Homes |
For years, it has been an article of faith that Medicare would not pay for services such as skilled nursing or physical therapy unless that care improved a patient's health status. How did this misunderstanding go on for so long? Learning all the ins and outs of...
by Christine | Nov 5, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Medicaid, Nursing Homes |
My mother went from private pay to Medi-Cal pay in her nursing home January 1, 2013. She now has zero money and all of her Social Security goes to the nursing home … Should I sell [her] home and effectively turn all of the assets over for her care or wait until her...
by Christine | May 30, 2012 | Elder Law, Filial Responsibility, Nursing Homes |
Some 30 states (including California) currently have laws making adult children responsible for their parents if their parents can't afford to take care of themselves. These “filial responsibility” laws have rarely been enforced, but six years ago when federal...
by Christine | Feb 27, 2012 | Assisted Living Facility, Elder Law, Nursing Homes, Placement |
Peter Kantorowski wanted his 98-year-old mother to move into a nursing home or live with him. She wouldn’t go; she didn’t want to leave her home of nearly 60 years. Finally, Kantorowski went to court — and served his mother with an eviction notice shortly before her...
