Video Transcription: SSI stands for supplemental security income, which is an income and asset means-tested program that provides income to children and adults with disabilities through the Social Security Administration, or individuals over age 65 who are retired and meet those same guidelines.
Video Transcription: A nursing home is a medical facility that provides round the clock nursing care for individuals who need rehabilitation care as well as long-term care. This includes assistance with your activities of daily living, medication management, and assistance such as physical therapy and speech therapy.
Video Transcript: If you're creating a Supplemental Needs Trust, you should appoint a trustee who has knowledge of government benefits such as Medicaid and supplemental security income of the individual who is the beneficiary of the trust. The trustee should also be someone who can manage money and is trustworthy.
Video Transcript: A guardianship is a court proceeding in which the court determines whether an individual is incapacitated and needs the assistance of someone to make medical and financial decisions. This individual is court-appointed and court-supervised, and often, this guardianship will last the remainder of an...
Video Transcript: SSDI stands for Social Security Disability Insurance. This is the program where workers pay into over time. We call it being insured. Once you've paid in, and you become disabled, it is a benefit that's paid to you and your family. If you have children under the age of 18, they may also receive a...
Video Transcription: Under Florida law, a presumption of undue influence is created when certain factors are present in the changing of an estate plan, such as the presence of a beneficiary of assigning, the presence of the beneficiary at the discussion with the attorney regarding that estate plan. It also means that when...
Video Transcription: You should hire an elder law attorney if you or your family are in need of information or assistance in providing care for an elderly loved one or someone with disabilities. Elder law attorneys have special knowledge regarding government benefits, nursing home regulation, as well as the court systems...
Elder financial exploitation is one of the most underreported crimes affecting older Floridians. It can wipe out a lifetime of savings, destroy a family's trust, and leave a vulnerable person isolated and without resources to pay for the care they need. What makes it so difficult to detect is that it rarely looks like a...
As the population ages, the use of assisted living facilities to provide long term care for aging parents increases. Often, adult children are asked to sign the admission contract on behalf of a parent who will reside in the assisted living facility. These contracts are usually presented in a flurry of activity with...
Does your elderly loved one receive a lot of mail - particularly junk mail? This may be a sign that he or she has fallen victim to scammers and identity thieves. What are the most common scams? Sweepstakes & Lotteries: A sweepstakes or lottery scam often looks legitimate. Letters come with seals, signatures and...