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What's a Health Care Proxy and Why Do I Need One?

by ShepherdElderLaw | Apr 24, 2019 | Newsletter

If you become incapacitated, who will make your medical decisions? A health care proxy allows you to appoint someone else to act as your agent for medical decisions.

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Social Security Combined Trust Funds Gain One Year Says Board of TrusteesDisability Fund Shows Strong Improvement—Twenty Years

by SShepherd | Apr 24, 2019 | Elder Law

Monday, April 22, 2019 For Immediate Release Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer [email protected] News ReleaseSOCIAL SECURITY Social Security Combined Trust Funds Gain One Year Says Board of Trustees Disability Fund Shows Strong Improvement—Twenty Years The Social...

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Invite Others to Contribute to the Trust

by ShepherdElderLaw | Apr 11, 2019 | Newsletter

Members of the extended family and friends can also make gifts to a special needs trust once it has been set up.

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Medicare Beneficiaries Need to Know the Difference Between a Wellness Visit and a Physical

by ShepherdElderLaw | Apr 11, 2019 | Newsletter

Medicare covers preventative care services, including an annual wellness visit. But confusing a wellness visit with a physical could be very costly. 

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How to Deal With Student Loan Debt as You Age

by ShepherdElderLaw | Apr 1, 2019 | Newsletter

The number of older Americans with student loan debt – either theirs or someone else’s — is growing. Sadly, learning how to deal with this debt is now a fact of life for many seniors heading into retirement.

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Using a Donor-Advised Fund May Be a Way to Get a Charitable Tax Break Under the New Tax Law

by ShepherdElderLaw | Mar 27, 2019 | Newsletter

Donor-advised funds are a growing trend in giving that may get more popular due to the new tax law.

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A Tax Break to Help Working Caregivers Pay for Day Care

by ShepherdElderLaw | Mar 27, 2019 | Newsletter

Paying for day care is one of the biggest expenses faced by working adults with young children, a dependent parent, or a child with a disability, but there is a tax credit available to help working caregivers defray the costs of day care.

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

by ShepherdElderLaw | Mar 3, 2019 | Newsletter

SSI is the basic federal safety net program for the elderly, blind and disabled, providing them with a minimum guaranteed income.

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What a Good Long-Term Care Insurance Policy Should Include

by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 28, 2019 | Newsletter

As long-term care costs continue to rise, long-term care insurance can help cover expenses, but long-term care insurance contracts are notoriously confusing. How do you figure out what is right for you?

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Paying Retirement Benefits to Trusts

by SShepherd | Feb 28, 2019 | Elder Law

https://www.naela.org/NewsJournalOnline/OnlineNewsArticles/OnlineJune2018/PayingRetirement.aspx

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Protecting Your House After You Move Into a Nursing Home

by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 27, 2019 | Newsletter

While you generally do not have to sell your home in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care, it is possible the state can file a claim against your house after you die, so you may want to take steps to protect your house. 

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How Parents Can Provide for a Caregiver Child

by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 27, 2019 | Newsletter

Taking care of a parent can be a full-time job. Parents who want to compensate a child who takes on the burden of caregiving may do so in one of several ways.

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Getting Paid as a Family Caregiver Through Medicaid

by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 15, 2019 | Newsletter

Caring for an ailing family member is difficult work, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be unpaid work. There are programs available that allow Medicaid recipients to hire family members as caregivers. 

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Report Ranks States on Nursing Home Quality and Shows Families' Conflicted Views

by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 7, 2019 | Newsletter

A new report that combines nursing home quality data with a survey of family members ranks the best and worst states for care and paints a picture of how Americans view nursing homes.

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What Is an ABLE Account? An Introduction

by buzzfi5 | Feb 1, 2019 | Elder Law

These tax-free savings accounts, which allow many people with disabilities or their families to save while remaining on government assistance, can make a big difference to families with special needs children.

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