Will Children Need to Pay a Parent’s Nursing Home Bill?

Will Children Need to Pay a Parent’s Nursing Home Bill?

Are you the adult child of senior parents? Do you know if your parents have completed their Florida estate plan? Do you know if they have talked with a Florida elder law attorney about long-term care planning? Long-term care planning is important and may have an affect on you, as the adult child of your senior parents. Let us tell you why. Have you ever heard of the term, filial responsibility? Filial responsibility refers to an adult child’s...
How to Discuss Estate Planning with Senior Relatives over the Holidays

How to Discuss Estate Planning with Senior Relatives over the Holidays

Do you anticipate this time of year and look forward to spending the holidays with your family? Does decorating, cooking, and shopping in anticipation of having visitors over to your home delight you? Do you use the holidays as an opportunity to sit down and visit your senior relatives whom you have not seen for some time? Are you noticing that they are becoming more fragile and less able to take care of themselves as they age? With these...
9 Helpful Tips for Aiding a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease

9 Helpful Tips for Aiding a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease

Do you have a loved one who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease? We know that this is a challenging time both for your loved one and you. Do you know exactly what Alzheimer’s is and what it may mean for your loved one?  Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that can cause problems with memory, thinking, cognition, and behavior. Symptoms usually, but not always, develop slowly and worsen over time.  The end-stages of the disease...
4 Estate Planning Steps to Take After the Death of a Spouse or Loved One

4 Estate Planning Steps to Take After the Death of a Spouse or Loved One

Has your spouse or loved one recently passed away? We know this has been and continues to be a traumatic time. The emotional toll it is taking on you is undoubtedly tremendous. Are you having trouble moving ahead and taking any estate planning steps because of sadness, confusion and a loss of purpose? We want you to know our thoughts are with you and we can help. Did your spouse or loved one pass away with an estate plan? Did you know that one...
In the Future How Will You Pay for Long-Term Care?

In the Future How Will You Pay for Long-Term Care?

Have you considered a future that might include the need for long-term care? Furthermore, how would you pay for long-term care if you needed it? Have you thought about the reality that in the future you may not be able to live on your own, in your own home, without mobility and cognitive challenges? In fact, it is not a reality that many of us want to face or plan for. In fact, with less than half of all Americans today even completing their...