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Sustainability Planning
How Long Can We Make Our Money Last? It is tough to plan, especially when you can’t see the future! Of course, none of us can see the future, so when helping a declining Senior plan for future health care needs, sometimes it's a matter of figuring out what will happen...
Can We Plan Better Than a Groundhog?
Our Parents’ Future Care Needs Require Us to Plan Better! A couple of weeks ago it was Groundhog Day! Word has it that our beloved groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, did not see his shadow and predicted an early spring. That prediction sounds good until you understand that...
Something’s Different at this Year’s Family Gathering…
This Family Gathering's just a bit off... As we get busier and busier, it seems like the good old-fashioned family gathering happens less and less. While that may seem like a dream come true for some people, it creates potential danger for some... It seems like the...
7 Options to Keep Momma Out of the Nursing Home
As you are actively helping your Elderly Parent plan, or are the Senior who is planning for yourself, we want to help you plan. The last place most people want to land is in a Nursing Home. Below, you will find a list of the 7 options that we have compiled to share...
Have A Back-Up Plan
Back-Up Plan: For Those Times That Plan #1 Falls Flat In our last blog, we discussed Alzheimer's Planning. When dealing with disorders such as Alzheimer's, anything can happen. Our best-laid plans are almost guaranteed to fail. Not for lack of planning, but simply...
Alzheimer’s | Productive Planning
Whatever the Stage, You Can Do Productive Planning Alzheimer’s is a cruel disease. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Disease. Another statistic they have shared with us is that 16 million Americans...
Family Caregivers
Part Of An Invisible Workforce updated October 7th, 2019 When a family member has a cognitive impairment and cannot manage his/her affairs, legal and/or financial planning is often needed. Areas of concern for family caregivers include future health care decisions,...
3 Medicaid Myths – Part 1: Medicaid (or the Nursing Home) Can Take Mom’s Home!
This is a widespread rumor. You or your parent(s) have worked a long time and paid off the home. You hope and pray that your spouse or parent never have to go to a Nursing Home. But sometimes it's inevitable. Probably one of the first thoughts that pop in your head is...
How Do I Become Someone’s Guardian?
Last week, we opened the discussion of which would be better to have for an incapacitated Loved One - Power of Attorney or Guardianship. This week, we will continue that discussion; focusing primarily on guardianships. A guardianship is not something you obtain just...