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Moving Forward Senior Real Estate
Most of us are aware of the approaching holiday season, particularly Thanksgiving. At least the person in your gang who is in charge of the menu details is pondering this. Now a couple stories may...
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Is a Roth IRA right for you?
Is a Roth IRA right for you? A Roth IRA is a different type of IRA and it may work for you. In its basic form an IRA (Individual Retirement Account) is an account that you can contribute funds free...
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Tips for Nursing Home Admission Agreements
Would you like a few tips about Nursing Home Admission Agreements? Common Concerns with Agreements: Concern: Some nursing home admission agreements assume that certain injuries are inevitable. They...
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Aging Life Care Managers from Surrey Services for Seniors
Ann Schoonover and Wendy Walsh from Surrey Services for Seniors Join Slutsky Elder Law as Guest Contributors What is an Aging Life Care...
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Interested in Learning About the Changes in the New Tax Law?
Interested in Learning the New Tax Brackets? 1. Standard Deduction: The new tax law changes the standard deduction to $12,000 on single returns, $18,000 for head-of-household filers and $24,000 on...
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A Time to Reflect…
At this time of year most of us reflect on what went well and not as well as we like in the past year and commit to doing better. This reboot is needed even if we had a great year. Even if you had...
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Middle-aged Adults are Sandwiched in Between Aging Parents and Kids
Slutsky Elder Law Presents Guest Contributors: Middle-aged Adults are Sandwiched in Between Aging Parents and Kids America is faced with an aging population and a generation of adults who may need to...
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9 Tools That Caregivers Want to Know About
Understand Decisional Capacity: Be aware that capacity is not an all-or-nothing thing. A family member may have some capacities at some times but are gradually losing others. Financial capacity and...
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Special Needs Trust Overview
What is a Special Needs Trust? A Special Needs Trust is a trust, authorized under federal law, that holds the funds of a disabled beneficiary and allows the beneficiary to qualify for means tested...
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Difficult Assets in Estates or Guardianships
Difficult Assets in Estates or Guardianships Oftentimes when I am assisting a family in estates or with guardianships I often find that the decedent/incapacitated person owned unique or troublesome...
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Dispute Between Brothers Demonstrates Need to Plan for Long Term Care
A recent New Jersey appeals court case demonstrates how important it is for families to come up with a long term care plan before an emergency happens. The case involves two brothers who got into a...
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Medicare Beneficiaries Discuss Options for Care at the End of Life with Their...
Medicare beneficiaries may now discuss options for end-of-life care with their health care providers. Beneficiaries of course were already free to talk about advance care planning with their doctors...
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Estate Planning for Late-in-Life Parents
Older parents are becoming more common. Whether it is societal, educational, maturity or debt related (academic debt), our society, in general is having families later in life, sometimes much later....
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Medicare Changes Under the New Budget Agreement
In a (very) rare act of bipartisanship, the United States Congress came to an agreement to avoid the risk of a government shutdown. There are new Medicare changes under the new budget agreement that...
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Home Health Care Patients With Chronic Conditions Are Having Trouble Getting...
Medicare is supposed to provide up to 35 hours a week of home care to those who qualify, but many Medicare patients with chronic conditions are being wrongly denied such care, according to Kaiser...
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How to Use IRA Savings to Buy Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-term care insurance (LTCi) is an important element of good retirement planning, since it offers financial protection against unexpected illness or disability that would otherwise quickly diminish...
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Role of Counsel in an Incapacity Proceeding
Many eldercare professionals have observed or have in someway been involved in an incapacity proceeding. The roles of the parties are not always clear. As a lawyer involved in over 350 incapacity...
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Choosing Retirement Account Beneficiaries Requires Some Thought
While the execution of wills requires formalities like witnesses and a notary, the reality is that much property passes to heirs through other means that often lack the protections of a properly...
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Yom Hashoah – An American Perspective
This week’s blog is off topic for elder law but I feel compelled to put my thoughts in writing. I hope, regardless of your politics or religion, it makes you think, and maybe act. On April 12, 2018...
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What does getting an “A” on a Mini Mental Status Exam mean?
What is a perfect score on cognitive testing and what does it mean? Having represented clients in well over 300 guardianships I have seen the common cognitive tests and how they are interpreted many...
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