Here is another featured question from the ElderCareMatters website. It deals with Medicaid qualification.
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My parents moved from Missouri to Georgia; do they need new estate planning documents, and does the fact that my father has Alzheimer’s make a difference?
Another ask the expert question featured at www.eldercarematters.com. This one deals with the portability of estate planning documents and capacity to sign documents.
Do you recommend life estates or irrevocable trusts for Medicaid planning purposes?
Here is another of the “ask the expert” questions featured at www.eldercarematters.com.
Who can be named guardian for my wife who has dementia?
I was honored by being named the featured elder care expert of the week on the national website, ElderCareMatters.com. Each day, I will be answering questions posed by people from across the U.S. Here is the first question and my answer.
Are the proceeds from a reverse mortgage viewed as “countable asset” by Medicaid when making application?
This is another of the featured questions I authored for www.eldercarematters.com. I was given the honor of being named their inaugural national elder care expert of the week.
The Latest Long-Term Care Snafu
Long-Term Care planning can be both daunting and difficult. There are many traps for the unwary, but there are also some very good resources available to assist in the process of choosing the right approach.
Warning Signs of Elder Financial Abuse
America’s vulnerable, graying population, and the concentration of wealth among older adults, has created a massive opportunity for fraud. Hard statistics are not available, but experts suspect that perhaps half a million elderly adults are ripped off by family members, lawyers and accountants every year, potentially taking $2.6 billion from infirm older Americans. The crime is known as elder financial abuse.
An ugly reality: financial abuse of the elderly
Heartbreaking stories like this are way too commonplace. We have had our share of similar, well-publicized problems in Hawaii. A primary mode of elder financial abuse is by the misuse of durable powers of attorney. Powers of attorney can be helpful tools, but they must be carefully managed and maintained, and they must be judiciously granted. It pays to have checks and balances, as well as systems of accountability, in place.