A new study recently published in Homeward Bound: Modern Families, Elder Care & Laws indicates that as the structure of a family becomes more complicated, so too do the questions surrounding elder care. This is particularly important in light of the rising number of blended families today. Elder care often works hand in hand with… Read More »
Posts Categorized: Elder law
Top Three Issues That Elder Law Clients Are Dealing with Before They Come to an Attorney
It is not always easy to recognize that you need the assistance of an elder law attorney. Elder law attorneys can help with numerous different issues including future planning, estate planning, Medicaid and Medicare issues, choice of living situation issues, planning for special needs children and end of life concerns. It is important to identify… Read More »
How Can an Elder Law Attorney Help You?
Most people might not even realize the multitude of benefits offered by an elder law attorney. Deciding to work with one as a loved one grows older or even as you contemplate your own future can help you guard against risks and gain peace of mind about the road ahead for you and your loved… Read More »
Long Distance Caregiving and the Importance of Elder Law Planning
Anytime that a loved one is diagnosed with any cognitive condition, including Alzheimer’s disease, it can be very overwhelming for family members to figure out next steps. This is particularly true if the loved one did not have any plans in place regarding his or her estate or healthcare documents to be managed while they… Read More »
How Does Increasing Longevity Influence Your Retirement Planning?
Although most individuals are aware of the benefits of planning for retirement, longer lifespans mean that it’s very important to think about the lifestyle you will have after you stop working. An individual who retires at age 65 may have 15 or more years to make his or her retirement funds last. Given the potential… Read More »
Should You Consider Taking Social Security Benefits at Age 67?
Individuals who are born after 1960 in the United States achieve full retirement age at 67. This means that they can receive their full monthly social security benefits and the majority of people intend to retire at this age. What to Think About Before Making This Decision There are many questions that you may want… Read More »
America’s Working Daughters in Crises
A recent article in The Atlantic focused on what it called a crises facing the many women in the United States who have become the primary care givers for their aging parents. The article pointed out that while many might see the headline as slightly sexist, the reality was that in over 80% of the… Read More »
How Long-Term Care Progresses for the Typical Patient
Long-term care exists along a continuum, with many patients initially requiring only modest or occasional services and then progressing to increasingly more intensive stages of care. Forbes recently outlined that continuum for their readers. It looks something like this: In-home help from family and friends In-home health care aides (professionals you hire to help the… Read More »
Communication Is the Key to Effective Advance Planning
In the campaign to encourage more Americans to engage in advance planning for their retirement years and eventual passing, there is particular emphasis on the plans themselves — the paperwork, the computer files, the manila folders with color-coded tabs, etc. Wills, living wills, advance directives, trusts… these are the nuts and bolts of an estate… Read More »
Mediation Can Play an Important Role in Ohio Elder Law
Mediation is increasingly popular in today’s litigation. Nobody likes a fight. After all, by the time lawsuits make their way to court, they’ve often become messy, emotional, and expensive. Mediation sidesteps some of that frustration by focusing on less formal, less combative means of conflict resolution. People usually talk about mediation in the context of… Read More »