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Blog & ResourcesNo Estate Plan? You May Be Headed for Probate
Do you have an estate plan in place? The importance of estate planning can often be overlooked. Many people dismiss it as too costly or declare they do not have enough assets for it to be a concern of theirs. In more unfortunate situations, people do not take into consideration the...
Is a Trust Right For Your Estate Plan?
When you evaluate your current estate plan, you should ask: "Is a Trust right for me? At the beginning of each year, we encourage everyone to review their estate plan or lack thereof. Do you have the proper tools to protect yourself if you become incapacitated? Do you have the right plan to protect your loved ones and...
Finding the Right Estate Planning Attorney
Finding the right estate planning attorney in your area can feel like an overwhelming task? Doing a Google search will likely create a list of dozens, even hundreds of links to attorneys in your area. Some do estate planning. Some do not. You can spend hours reading attorney websites to see which ones might be able to...
Should My Aging Parent Move to Assisted Living?
One of the most difficult decisions a family must make is when an aging parent should move to assisted living. It is one of the greatest ironies in life. For the first few years of our lives, we are utterly dependent on our parents. In their older years, our parents grow more and more dependent on us. One of the...
3 Steps For Choosing a Long-term Care Facility for an Aging Parent
The moment that you decide your aging parent needs to move to a long-term care facility is an emotional one. Maybe your mother or father has had a series of falls lately or keeps forgetting to take his or her prescribed medication. No matter what the warning signs are, moving your aging parent into an assisted living...
Family Medical Leave Act Benefits
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees who work for covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had...
Can I Use Florida Medicaid in Another State?
A common question we receive is "Can I use Florida Medicaid in another state?" Most Medicaid recipients assume they can use it across state lines. However, Medicaid can only be used in the state where the recipient is eligible except in emergencies or rare prearranged circumstances. This is true whether Medicaid...
Medical Alert Systems: Talking to Aging Parents
Medical alert systems can be a vital tool in maintaining a frail elderly parent's independence. Many people's only knowledge of a medical alert system is Lifecall’s “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” catchphrase. It has become a catch phrase for memes and GIFs. However, in the late 80s Lifecall’s commercials made the...
Does Your Nursing Home Have An Emergency Preparedness Plan?
When the story that ten (10) frail, elderly residents died in a nursing home in Hollywood Hills, Florida following Hurricane Irma made national news, families and friends with a loved one in a facility were forced worry that the facilities charged with caring for their loved ones had no emergency preparedness plans. Most...