If you’re a senior, living alone or with family members, you may be interested in how some seniors are opening their homes, finding “strangers” to share their housing arrangements. They share housing in an effort to control rising expenses on…
I’m going to offer a scenario that may help you understand, through the eyes of the Elder Law Attorney, why it’s important to identify who the client is and why it might be more complicated than you may think: You…
What is a POLST? A POLST is a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment. In other states, it may be known as MOLST, MOST, or POST, but in Minnesota, we use “POLST.” The POLST form has 3 major sections for…
How do I know if I need to plan for MA? Consideration of several factors, including, but not limited to the recipient’s health, age, and resources. Where do I apply for MA? Usually, the County in which the recipient…
If you want to avoid unwanted medical treatment at the end-of-life, make sure you: execute a Health Care Directive (HCD), the one legal document that can help you get what you want and avoid what you don’t want; talk to…
Senior Housing is a hot topic! Seniors worry about where and how they’ll live if they need skilled care and/or assisted living, families worry about the quality of their loved one’s life in institutionalized living, and everyone worries about costs,…
Are you worried about your family fighting after you’re gone? Some people are, and many more ought to be, in my experience. Even a close family relationship can become strained when a family member passes away without clear instructions or…
Since most of us will need some sort of long-term care when we’re over 65, the study put out recently by AARP, the SCAN Foundation, and The Commonwealth Fund may interest you – Minnesota ranks in the highest eight (8)…
I’ve written a number of times on the value of keeping track of your digital assets for estate planning purposes. I recently read an article, however, that reminded me how important it is to do the same for other…
Elder Financial Abuse (EFA) includes illegal or improper use of either an elderly person’s income and/or assets (theft, misappropriation, deception, duress, coercion, undue influence, and intentional or negligent failure to use the elder’s income or assets properly – meaning, for…