Kentucky ElderLaw, PLLC, is pleased to announce a series of upcoming webinars addressing important issues involving life care and advance planning: How To Prepare For The High Cost Of Getting Older The webinars will detail useful information about advance planning and...
How to discuss long-term care planning with your parents
Long-term care planning isn’t the most pleasant topic of conversation. Few of us like to consider the toll that the passage of time takes on our minds and our bodies. However, having a difficult conversation in the present is better than trying to scramble for help...
What is life care planning?
Planning for the future is an important part of living. For young adults, planning can include evaluating investments and careers to ensure that eventually retirement is possible. For families in the midst of their lives, saving for college and buying homes may be...
Sept. 30: Kentucky ElderLaw, PLLC, presenting in virtual workshop
Finding out that a loved one has dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is both shocking and distressing. Even if there is a family history of dementia, an official diagnosis can change everything. Families often do not know what steps they should take next in these...
How to do a hygiene check with my aging parents?
As much as you’d hope your parents are receiving proper hygiene care in their nursing home, it doesn’t hurt to do a quick check-in. The immune system naturally weakens with age. Facilitating a well-thought-out conversation with loved ones about the conditions of their...
Helping your children avoid inheritance fights
Fights over inheritance may do more than take time and money away from your children. They may also do irreparable harm to the relationships that exist between them at a time when they may need each other the most. Luckily, AARP reports that there are several...
Should I have a revocable or irrevocable trust?
So you’ve heard that you should start thinking about trusts. The first major question that you and your attorney will need to answer is: what kind? A trust is a place where you can place assets for legal protection. In it, a trustee holds the assets and until they are...
How to do a hygiene check with my aging parents?
As much as you’d hope your parents are receiving proper hygiene care in their nursing home, it doesn’t hurt to do a quick check-in. The immune system naturally weakens with age. Facilitating a well-thought-out conversation with loved ones about the conditions of their...
What can a beneficiary in a will expect?
If you are left with something in a will, you are called a beneficiary. You can expect to be contacted by the solicitor dealing with the case, and he will let you know what you have received and when you should receive it. According to Beyond, he may not know how much...
Can the state of Kentucky recover for Medicaid?
When a person who received Medicaid benefits passes away, the state of Kentucky has the power to collect the cost of those benefits from the deceased’s estate. If you recently lost a loved one who was on Medicaid, the last thing you want to worry about is losing the...
