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The long term care system is a maze and Medicaid in particular is quite complicated.  A recent call to our office illustrates that even after receiving Medicaid there are pitfalls to avoid that can cause one to lose Medicaid.  Mary (names have been changed) called us because she had been

Adult Day Care is a wonderful alternative for families struggling with the care of an aging or disabled parent, spouse or loved one.  Adult Day Care centers can also provide supervision and assistance each day for a senior who is not quite ready for assisted living or long term care. Each

I had a call not too long ago from a woman who was concerned about avoiding probate and paying estate taxes upon her death.  She had figured out, or so she thought, how she could solve both problems and wanted confirmation from me that it would work.  She had written

A recent study of long term care shows that the percentage of elderly Americans living in nursing homes is on the decline.  This appears to be in part because of improved health and partly because of more choices.  According to census statistics, 7.4% of Americans 75 and older lived in

Two weeks ago New Jersey became the third state (California and Washington being the others) to pass into law a bill requiring companies to offer paid leave to employees.  The benefit will operate in a similar fashion to state disability benefits in that all employees will contribute an additional amount from their paychecks to

A term that has come into increasing usage is "negative inheritance".  It describes the situation where an adult child, rather than receiving an inheritance when a parent dies, instead spends his/her own money to cover the parent's long term care needs because the parent has run out of money.  It