How to Choose a Home Care Agency
Understanding how to choose a home care agency is important for your loved one; from evaluating credentials and costs to ensuring your loved one receives the personalized care they need.
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Elder Care Planning for LGBTQ+ Families
Elder care planning for LGBTQ+ families ensures that partners and loved ones are legally protected as they age. While significant progress has been made in securing rights for LGBTQ+ individuals, gaps in legal recognition and financial protections still exist. Long-term care decisions, medical directives, and asset distribution may not align with personal wishes without proper planning. Establishing a well-structured plan provides peace of mind, prevents unnecessary legal battles, and guarantees that chosen family members have the authority to make decisions when needed.
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Elder Care Planning for Blended Families
Elder care planning for blended families involves legal and financial decisions to protect aging loved ones, ensure fair asset distribution, and prevent family conflicts.
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How to Legally Pay a Private Caregiver
Ensure compliance when hiring in-home care. Learn how to legally pay a private caregiver, from tax rules to Medicaid benefits and caregiver agreements.
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The Legal Side of Moving a Parent Into Your Home
Moving a parent into your home comes with important considerations, from Medicaid and taxes to healthcare and legal planning.
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How to Choose the Right Assisted Living Community
Making the decision to transition a senior loved one into an assisted living community can be a complex and emotional process. Families want to ensure their loved ones are safe, happy, and receiving the support they need while maintaining as much independence as possible. We’ve put together a few tips so you know how to…
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The Significance of Advanced Directives in Elder Care Planning
For all of us, preparing for future healthcare needs is important, however, one of the most critical steps in this preparation involves creating advance directives. Advance directives are legal documents that communicate a person’s wishes regarding medical care if they cannot communicate those decisions themselves. Advanced directives ensure individuals’ healthcare preferences are known and respected, even when they can no longer express their wishes.
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Five Elder Law Myths Debunked
Elder law myths can lead to costly mistakes and missed opportunities for those planning for retirement, healthcare, and estate management. Here, we aim to debunk the top five common myths about elder law, providing clarity and accurate information to help you make informed decisions. We hope to offer peace of mind by addressing these elder…
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How to Find Current Staffing Information On Nursing Homes
For decades, academic research has shown that staffing levels reliably predict the quality of care in nursing homes and that shortages increase the risk of delayed response to daily needs, like toileting and eating, as well as medical emergencies, such as falls and strokes. A pivotal federal study from 20 years ago, when most nursing…
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Physical Therapy for Seniors: How It Can Help
Physical therapy for seniors: what is it and how can it help? Suppose you have ever had an injury, pain, recurrent falls, or changes to your walking or otherwise daily mobility. In that case, you’ve likely heard of physical therapy or have been a patient yourself. Physical therapy for seniors is a form of healthcare…
