Tag: Elder Law
How do you get organized and create a plan that helps your family, when you pass away? A California woman has organized a program that brings people together in a social gathering to discuss and consider their own death at some point in the future, according to NPR Weekend Edition in “One Woman Helps Others Make […]
Massachusetts moves to make home ownership easier for elderly. However, the program can create a problem. To avoid the problem of its elderly residents keeping up with tax payments, Massachusetts created a program that lets seniors defer property taxes until after they pass away. The taxes are then owed by the estate and about 1,000 […]
Opponents often claim that Social Security is going broke and will soon be bankrupt. However, that isn’t true. A recent government report is being used by opponents of Social Security and government spending as ammunition to charge that if something is not done, then Social Security will go broke in 2022. The claim is not true, […]
There are health benefits to being mentally and physically active. People seem to have no problem learning how to have fun when they are young. However, that often disappears when they enter the work force and begin living an adult life. However, when they retire, they have the time to have fun again. It is […]
If you can and do work past the traditional retirement age, you may live a longer life. It is possible that people who continue to work past retirement age are not only going to make more money, but live longer, according to Harvard Health Publisher in “Working later in life can pay off in more […]
No one wants to end up in a nursing home. However, if you do, it is best to have planned ahead. People who need nursing home care do not have a choice. One of the big problems is that staying in a nursing home for any length of time is incredibly expensive. It is also […]
The government continues its campaign to fight the financial abuse of the elderly in U.S. with a joint webcast by federal agencies. The government has increased its efforts in recent years to combat the financial abuse of the growing elderly population in the U.S. Despite these efforts, many people believe that elder abuse is still […]
You are young, or you don’t have many assets and that means you don’t need an estate plan. Wrong! It is true that if people do not own any real estate and do not have any other property of high value, it will not be too difficult for their families to handle their estates. However, […]
If your spouse has assets, it is likely that Medicaid will take them into consideration. Medicaid is likely to ignore any spousal agreements and consider the assets of each spouse when determining eligibility, according to My San Antonio in “Protecting separate assets from Medicaid.” Sometimes a couple will jointly decide to just spend down the […]
Conversations between family generations can be helpful in determining needs. Younger family members often end up helping their elderly loved ones, who may face the problems of aging. However, if the younger people do not know what to do and what the elderly person wants done, then the best help is difficult to provide. If […]
