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122 – Have You Discussed End of Life Care with Your Loved One?
Preparing a living will is a great start. But even more important than the document is the...
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Do married people need power of attorney documents if they own everything joint between them? A...
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120 – Banks and Financial Institutions are Suspicious of Your Power of Attorney
Banks and other financial institutions don’t like fraud (that might be the understatement of the...
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119 – How Long Does It Take to Get a Medicaid Decision?
When your loved one needs Medicaid benefits you hope that their application will be approved...
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118 – Respite Care at a Wedding or Other Big Family Event
It’s hard to care for someone at a big event like a wedding or party. You want to make sure your...
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117 – What’s the Difference Between Estate Tax and Inheritance Tax?
Death taxes confuse a lot of people. The reality is there are really two big death taxes that...
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116 – An Aide Who Went Above and Beyond in a Nursing Home
I had a client who was a long term resident in a nursing home. He met an aide there who turned...
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115 – Getting and Paying for Durable Medical Equipment
If you loved one needs durable medical equipment then, if it’s possible, don’t hesitate to get...
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114 – What Does a Diagnosis of Dementia Mean for Your Loved One and You?
The two big things a diagnosis of dementia means for your loved one is: (1) nothing is different...
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In my opinion, the Alzheimer’s Association has the best definition of dementia. They say the...
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112 – What’s the Difference Between a Co-Agent and an Alternate Agent in a Power of Attorney?
We know that an agent is the person appointed by a principal in a power of attorney document to...
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111- Beneficiary Designations Must Be Reviewed or Else Your Will Might Not Work as Expected
People are very careful when they prepare their will. They do their best to make sure their...
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110 – Power of Attorney Question – Does an Attorney in Fact Have to Be an Attorney?
An attorney in fact is appointed in a power of attorney document to manage a principal’s...
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109 – What’s the Difference Between a Power of Attorney, an Agent and an Attorney in Fact?
These are three things that mean the same thing – two of them are legal terms and one of them is...
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108 – Reverse Mortgages – Walking Away From a Home – What Does It Mean and When Does It Happen?
What happens if you can’t pay the money you owe from a reverse mortgage back to the lender? The...
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107 – Reverse Mortgages – Using Home Equity to Pay for Home Care Needs
Home care is expensive. Depending on how much help you need and the amount of time you are...
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106 – Don’t Should on Yourself
Everyone caring for an aging parent, spouse or elderly loved one is doing the best they can. The...
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125 – When the Caregiver Can’t Sleep Something Needs to Change
It seems that anyone caring for an aging parent, spouse or elderly loved one works...
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This is part one of a four part series about protecting money from the cost of long term care....
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