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Startups Creating Senior-Friendly Tech

May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized

It is projected by the US Census Bureau that in the year 2050 there will be 458 million Americans of which 92.1 million will be 65 or older. Senior Americans will constitute slightly over 20 percent of the population as a whole if these projections are accurate. By...

Treating Family Caregiving Like Any Other Job

May 2, 2019 | Caregiving, Long-Term Care Planning

When the time comes for a child or relative to become a family caregiver for an elderly relative, it can seem daunting, but it can also be rewarding.

Creative Living Situations While Aging

Apr 25, 2019 | Caregiving, Long-Term Care Planning

Solo aging in the baby boomer generation is becoming more prevalent, but many Americans are running out of family caregivers to assist them in their quest for elderly living independence. The ratio of caregivers to care recipients has fallen and is projected to...

Include These 5 Things in Your Estate Plan

Apr 15, 2019 | Estate Planning, Healthcare Planning, Trusts, Wills

There are five core needs to any comprehensive estate plan. In this article, we take a look at the five things you must have in your estate plan and why.

What Do Drugs and Estate Planning Have in Common?

Mar 28, 2019 | Adult Children, Estate Planning, Trusts

A 3-Step Guide to Planning for a Troubled Adult Child The Opioid crisis is all over the news. Families are being destroyed and people are dying. It’s not just Opioids causing problems. In places like Colorado where recreational use of marijuana...

Are You Keeping Up with the Kardashians? Planning for Blended Families Part 2

Feb 26, 2019 | Advance Directives, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, Trusts

A brief look at statistics reveals that family structure has dramatically changed over time and that there’s an astonishing variety of family structures out there. Everything ranging from the “traditional” nuclear family to blended families of step-siblings and...

Yours, Mine, Ours: A Brady Bunch Holiday

Jan 22, 2019 | Estate Planning, Trusts

The holiday season has come and gone. If you made a resolution, at the beginning of the year, and are still sticking to it, you are a rare bird. According to a recent study most gave up on the dream on January 12. Some of you may have gone home to visit your parents...

Points to Discuss when Home for the Holidays

Nov 17, 2018 | Advance Directives, Caregiving, Declaration of Guardian, Elder Law, Long-Term Care Planning

The holiday season is upon us. Some of you may be going home to visit your parents for the holidays. Your parent is getting on in age, but you don't have a clear idea if there is a plan in place for their care. Is this you? It is a difficult topic to broach; no one...

Power of Attorney Misconceptions

Oct 16, 2018 | Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, Uncategorized

A durable power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you can have. It allows someone who you appoint (your agent) to make decisions on your behalf in the event you become incapacitated. If you have not appointed an agent then your...

Spousal Dementia and its Effect on a Marriage

Sep 25, 2018 | Elder Law, Long-Term Care Planning

When someone you love, in particular, your spouse, becomes ill you want to help them get well. But what happens when the illness is dementia? A marital relationship that could have spanned years or decades becomes subject to enormous change, and that change is not a...