by A.K. Lehmann, Paralegal. A health care proxy and living will are a part of a comprehensive elder law estate plan. A living will describes certain life prolonging treatments which indicate preferred medical care in the event you either suffer from a terminal illness or you will become in a…
Part I of a Two Part Series By A.K. Lehmann, Paralegal The End of Life Counsel Bill (A 7617/S 4498), recently passed in the New York State Legislature, requires doctors caring for a terminally ill patient to offer information and counseling on available options for palliative and end-of-life care. This…
Handling day-to-day money matters isn’t always the simplest of tasks – even for those with strong financial acumens. Managing the business of a household can also quickly grow into a formidable task. Paying bills twice; overdrawing on checking accounts and succumbing to questionable investments are perils faced by all, but…
The New York Times published “The Secrets of the Centenarians” in last week’s Science Times. The numbers of Americans aged 100 have risen from 38,300 in 1990 to 104,099 in 2009. “Extreme longevity” according to Jane Brody requires some certain skill sets. As part of the two part series appearing…
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), a federation of 73 national Alzheimer’s organizations, recently released a report on the economic impact of the disease. In the U.S., there are as many as 5.3 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s and every 70 seconds someone in America develops the incurable illness. In 2010, there…
by Bonnie Kraham, Esq. Most of us don’t want to end our days in a nursing home, and would rather “age in place,” so it’s important to become familiar with available home health care services. There are three major ways to pay for home health care: self-pay, long-term care insurance,…
by Bonnie Kraham, Esq. If you become incapacitated, and need someone to act for you in legal, financial and medical affairs, who do you want to be in charge of selecting that person? (a) you (b) the government We all know the answer. And it’s not the government. Unfortunately, many…
by Bonnie Kraham, Esq. Family members overwhelmingly provide the care for elderly and disabled loved ones at home. Although a labor of love, taking care of ailing loved ones also has a market value, meaning that caretakers can be paid as a way to protect assets. Through the use of…