Articles on "Elder Law"
How To Prepare Legal Documents For Seniors
The preparation of living wills, powers of attorney, and health care proxies is extremely important for everyone over the age of 18. Dying may not be an issue any of us wants to think about. However, if you have been through one of these cases, you cannot deny the importance of those around you having specific direction on your decisions. Advance directives (living wills, powers of attorneys, and health care proxies) are legal documents that express an individual’s wishes with [...]
Finding a New Community Spirit: Continuing Care Communities
Take away the mosquito netting and the tall, iron bunk buds. Add a magnificent dining room and spacious apartments. Keep the friendly staff and the excited participants. Transforming the summer camp of youth into the retirement community of today is just that simple, according to Judy Borie, a lifelong Girl Scout and current continuing care retirement community (CCRC) resident. “Many parallels exist between life in a retirement community and life at a summer camp,” says Mrs. Borie. She continues, “Obviously, [...]
How To Find an Elder Law Attorney
Since living decisions are becoming increasingly complex, seniors often find themselves searching for someone who can cater to their specific legal needs. An elder law attorney is an individual who specializes in areas of the law that are particularly relevant to senior citizens and their family members. Elder law attorneys generally focus their practices in a few of the following areas: estate planning, long-term care planning, social security, public and private pensions, Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap insurance, long-term care insurance, age [...]
Personal, Professional Guidance
Donald Frank retired from his position as a Towson University professor in order to care for his dying wife. Three years later, he found himself widowed and overwhelmed with maintaining his house in Baltimore and his winter rental property in Barbados, all while grocery shopping and keeping healthcare appointments. Mr. Frank began to consider a move to simplify his life. The decision-making process was made considerably easier by his son, Jason Frank, an elder law attorney with Frank, Frank & [...]
How To Retain Control as You Age
One of the founding fathers of our country, Benjamin Franklin, said “Never leave that ’til tomorrow which you can do today.” Great advice. We often follow it at work. We often follow it at home. We even try to follow it when it comes to our financial planning. But when it comes to planning for the final stage of our lives we often run screaming and hiding our heads in the sand. Why? One reason is that much of American [...]
A Model Retirement: Money and Legal
Alan and Katharine Jung are truly a model for ideal retirement living. Not only have their retirement living decisions been well thought-out and proactive, but they have also embraced the new opportunities that retirement offers and are fully enjoying what they refer to as a “new season in their life.” The couple can certainly offer helpful advice to others concerning retirement living decisions-right down to the downsizing checklist Katharine devised. They did just that during a recent presentation for their [...]
A Retirement That is More Than O.K.
Two signs hang outside Mrs. Sadie Hofstein’s apartment in Martin’s Run, a continuing care retirement community in Media, PA. One cheerfully announces, “I’m O.K.,” while the other is a more distinguished plaque engraved with “Hofstein House.” Both say a lot about Mrs. Hofstein’s personality, her past, and her future. “I always knew I was going to be in some kind of helping profession.” This is how Mrs. Hofstein explains her work as the administrator of the first apartment house for [...]
Planning for the Future: Elder Law
Philanthropists Lois and John Harris are involved in volunteer activities from Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County to fellowship groups at Twinbrook Baptist Church and volunteer groups for their granddaughter’s elementary school class. This busy couple proclaims that they are “part of the generation for whom ‘retired life’ has taken on a whole new meaning. No longer committed to ‘earning our keep,’ we view ourselves as fortunate to be able to devote our time and energy to rewarding volunteer activities.” [...]
How To Consult an Elder Law Attorney
Consulting an Elder Law Attorney What is an Elder Law Attorney? Since retirement living decisions are becoming increasingly complex, seniors often find themselves searching for someone who can cater to their specific legal needs. An elder law attorney is an individual who specializes in areas of the law that are particularly relevant to senior citizens and their family members. Elder law attorneys generally focus their practices in a few of the following areas: estate planning, long-term care planning, social security, [...]
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