When it comes to long-term care costs, the charges for home care are now rising faster than those for nursing...
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Home Care Costs Rise Sharply in Annual Long-Term Care Cost Survey
Medicaid’s Treatment of the Home
Nursing home residents do not automatically have to sell their homes in order to qualify for Medicaid, but that doesn't...
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Medicare Premiums to Increase By Almost $10 a Month in 2020
After small or no increases the past couple of years, Medicare’s Part B premium will rise sharply in 2020. The...
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Protect Your Family From Divorce and Creditors
Money left to children can disappear for a host of reasons -- divorce, bankruptcy, litigation, or bad investments, just to...
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What’s a Health Care Proxy and Why Do I Need One?
If you become incapacitated, who will make your medical decisions? A health care proxy allows you to appoint someone else to...
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Beware of Non-Lawyers Offering Medicaid Planning Advice
In recent years a number of non-lawyers have started businesses offering Medicaid planning services to seniors. While using one of...
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Importance of Choosing a Funeral Agent
Although a morbid topic, choosing an agent to control your funeral and disposition of your remains is an important decision...
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Execute a Power of Attorney Before It’s Too Late
A durable power of attorney is an extremely important estate planning tool, even more important than a will in many...
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How Likely Are You to Need Long-Term Care?
Planning for retirement and deciding whether to buy long-term care insurance would be a lot easier if you knew your...
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How an Estate Plan Saves You (Yes, You!) Money
People often focus on "how much" it costs to draw up an estate plan. In most cases, it's more important...
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