As Aaron Paker, partner at Life Point Law, will tell you, few questions cause more concern and confusion than Medicaid’s so-called Five-Year Lookback. The complexities surrounding this critical rule are a big part of the reason why no one should try navigating...
The phrase “aging in place” has become practically universal in recent years. As retirees, and those looking ahead to retirement, examine their ideal housing preferences, more and more of them seem to be determined to grow old right where they are, in the home they...
As the U.S. population continues to age rapidly, an increasing number of families are facing complex senior care decisions. Navigating the modern health care system can leave adult children and relatives feeling completely overwhelmed. Many family members find...
As Rajiv Nagaich observes regularly, the vast majority of seniors claim they want to live out their lives in the comfort and security of their own homes. Yet fewer than one in three will actually succeed in realizing their powerful desire to age in place. Seventy...
Whenever the topic of estate planning comes up, there are two terms you are guaranteed to hear in the discussion: wills and trusts. These two legal documents can rightly be described, correctly or otherwise, as the backbone of an estate plan. But what’s the...
If you want advice on how to choose a financial planner – a topic we’ve covered regularly here on the Blog, most recently just last week – there’s no shortage of recommendations. But if you’re looking for ideas on how to choose an estate planning lawyer, the amount of...
