“V.A. AID & ATTENDANCE PENSION BENEFIT- A WAY TO HELP PAY FOR HOME CARE AND ASSISTED LIVING FOR THE VETERAN AND THE SURVIVING SPOUSE” This benefit can be invaluable to help pay for the cost of care to remain at home or help pay towards assisted living and in some cases toward nursing home costs. Eligibility requirements, the […]
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Today a client was sent to the emergency room after experiencing 2 falls in 24 hours. She is in her late 70’s and has been in the memory impaired unit of an Assisted Living for several months. Unfortunately, the typical ER routine, but for a first time family a stressful and frustrating and at times […]
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Be understanding of your “shock” upon hearing the physician make the “Alzheimer/Dementia” diagnosis even if you had already concluded on your own that your family member had some type of dementia. Despite your own feelings that may include denial, anxiety and fear you along with your “diagnosed” family member must take action now. If they […]
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Experienced elder law attorneys are skilled in working with people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other very serious and life ending illnesses and are able to flush out the information they need to determine a person’s ability to make planning decisions and to counsel and advise them as to who may be the most appropriate […]
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Depending upon the progression of the illness the patient if able will need to think about who would is the best person to make their medical decisions and who is the best to manage their finances if they were no longer able to do so themselves. They do not have to be the same person.
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By the time a family is “officially told” that their loved one has Alzheimer’ disease or another neurodegenerative disease, planning by the afflicted member may be quickly becoming an impossibility. Thoughtful but quick action must be taken to ensure the person has the needed “legal” capacity. It is critical for the physician making the initial […]
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Attorney Brown speaking at Alzheimer’s Support Group on T19 (Medicaid) and Estate Planning
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