“I Want to Protect My Home”
By Marianne Johnston, Esq. Those are the first words out of the mouths of many of our clients when we discuss long-term care planning. The value of the primary residence is often a substantial portion of a person or couple’s worth. Parents wish to preserve the value of that asset for their children. There are…
SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING AGREEMENTS
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA The Brittany Spears case focused the attention of the nation on limitations of the Guardianship system in the United States. While Guardianships serve a worthwhile purpose, they are often unnecessarily restrictive. The goal of a Guardianship is to embrace the least restrictive alternative to allow individuals to maintain…
SPECIAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE ELDERLY – PART 2
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA This article continues the discussion of special problems for the elderly. (Here is a link to Part 1.) Long-Term Care. About 70% of Americans will require some form of long-term care be it home care at $28 to $30 per hour, assisted living at $6,000 to $12,000 per month,…
New Study Reveals Medical Dangers of Isolation
[Originally published in the NAELA eBulletin] Those who are socially isolated are over 40% more likely to have a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, than those who were socially integrated, new research has shown. The German study, presented May 23, 2020 at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Virtual Congress, found…