by Randy Coleman | Jan 25, 2012 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Life Estates, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Retirement Planning, Titling of Assets |
There is no question that long term care for the elderly is expensive. Similarly, there is no question that as the population ages, the cost of long term care will continue to increase if for no reason other than the basic economic propositon that increased...
by Randy Coleman | Dec 14, 2011 | Disability Planning, Elder Care, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, VA Aid and Attendance, VA Benefits, Veterans Pension Benefits |
For about the last year I have been an Accredited Attorney with the Veterans Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. Over that period of time I have been exploring all of the nuances of Veterans Benefits and the situations in which Veterans Benefits can be of...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 3, 2011 | Disability Planning, Elder Care, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Retirement Planning, Social Security |
Ignorance is bliss! The baby boomers, turning 65 at the rate of 10,000 per day, seem to be fooling themselves into believing they won’t need long term care during their lifetime. In a recent study conducted by Genworth Financial (the 2011 Financial Reality...
by Randy Coleman | Oct 26, 2011 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, VA Benefits |
MetLIfe has just released its annual survey of long term care costs. Not surprisingly, those costs are rising faster than inflation with the national average cost of a skilled nursing home facility at $87,000. The cost of an assisted living facility rose...
by Randy Coleman | Oct 16, 2011 | Asset Protection, Elder Care, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes |
Today’s Florida Times Union contains an editorial regarding Alzheimer’s and an article about the impact on marriage that Alzheimer’s has for increasingly large numbers of people. Together, the information provided by...
by Randy Coleman | Jul 8, 2011 | Asset Protection, Elder Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes |
Earlier this week, at a lunch meeting with a financial advisor who has referred many estate planning clients to me over the past 15+ years, our discussion turned to an issue one of his clients was experiencing with regard to his elderly parents. This client’s...
