In some states, those who are appointed ‘conservator of the estate, are those who make financial decisions. Those who are appointed ‘conservator of the person,’ handle the same issues as a ‘guardian.’
In 1987, Congress enacted the Nursing Home Reform Law. In a nutshell, the law is designed to ensure that nursing home residents are provided whatever they need to function at the highest possible level.
With Medicare covering about 1/5th of nursing home care in the U.S., elderly individuals are forced to look at alternative means to cover skilled nursing and other long-term care needs.
Sometimes, priming yourself and your loved ones can provide a starting point for the end-of-life conversation. Podcasts are a popular way for people to learn new things–why not end-of-life care options?
The disadvantages of do-it-yourself elder law estate planning are costly errors, omissions and neglecting protections.
If you want to enjoy the company of other people your age, an independent living center might be a good fit for you.
You should not delay in applying for a VA pension. It takes about nine months, on the average, to go through the application process and get approval of your VA pension request.
If someone has lost capacity to execute legal documents and has no power of attorney in place or has a power of attorney that is no longer usable (for example, if the named agents are deceased), a guardianship proceeding may be the only recourse.
Medicare and the health care providers must give you the information you need, like treatment options, to make informed health care decisions and explain your Medicare rights in a way you can understand.
No one likes to think about needing long-term care. Yet the reality is that many people will, at some point in their life.
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