If you’re a Michigan resident caring for a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran who is facing on-going long-term care costs, please give our elder care law firm a call to discuss how we can assist your family by offering peace of mind in navigating this often confusing long-term care legal maze.
Lead researcher Christopher Callahan, M.D., said this finding runs counter to a common belief that such residents typically die in facilities. He added that “a better understanding of the relationships between sites of care for older adults with dementia is fundamental to building better models of care for these vulnerable elders.”
If you have a loved one suffering from memory issues, it is important that you speak to a elder care lawyer familiar with memory care issues and how it necessitates certain legal planning needs.
Long-term care costs are typically not planned for in your typical estate planning documents. A Michigan elder law attorney should be consulted to ensure that your estate plan provides for more than just estate tax protection.
Though this elder care journey can be difficult, not just for the loved one in need of care, but for the entire family. A VA accredited elder law lawyer is in a great position to develop a long-term care plan that can offer peace of mind to a family in need.
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is a scary proposition. When it happens, it is important to seek the help of qualified professionals who devote their practice to assisting Michigan Alzheimer’s individuals and their family’s.
I was meeting with clients in our Oakland County Elder Law offices the other day and explaining the differences between estate planning in Michigan and our elder planning approach. Estate planning is planning for death, while elder law is planning for life. In traditional estate planning, most lawyers go from planning for healthy individuals, to…
The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Michigan is still accepting registrations for their upcoming Early Stage Social Club. The Early Stage Social Club is a 4 week module that allows individuals in the early stages of dementia to get together with others and share in interactive activities together. Activities in the past have included yoga, a…
Alzheimer’s and elder law go hand in hand with one another. Alzheimer’s legal planning is a growing practice area in our Michigan law firm. Many of our elder law and Veterans Benefits cases involve assisting loved ones who have Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that causes a loss in memory, thinking and reasoning…
I had a client come into my Oakland County elder law office after getting charged over $6,000 by a prominent Macomb County elder law attorney, and frankly I was taken a back. I was not shocked by the fees, no, I was shocked at how what this elder law charged her for made absolutely no…