Our elder law firm is one of the few VA accredited elder law firms in Michigan that routinly work with geriatric care managers in providing a comprehensive, holistic, lifecare plan for our Michigan clients. Elder law is a difficult area of practice to pin down, but we explain it as if estate planning is what…
Category Archives: Health Care
Estate Planning for Michigan Seniors Should be Done Before a Life-Changing Event
Seniors and baby boomers should be enjoying their golden years with loved ones and grandchildren, not worrying about end of life care. But with many Michigan seniors and boomers not having updated estate plans or any long-term financial plans seniors are putting their assets and health at risk. We just wrapped up National Estate Planning…
Seniors will have lower costs for Medicare and the Affordable Care Act
As a Michigan Medicaid and Medicare lawyer, this is interesting… Nearly 1.3 million people with Medicare receiving discounts on prescription drugs; 18.9 million receiving preventive care Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that more seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare are seeing reduced costs for important health care — through…
How to Find a Michigan Nursing Home for Someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia
As a Michigan elder law attorney, I often aid families in their search for Michigan nursing facilities and assisted living facilities that can assist seniors who are suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia. One of the keys with any Michigan nursing home or assisted living selection, for an individual with Alzheimer’s or dementia, is to make…
Medicaid, Nursing Homes & Personal Liability
Michigan Medicaid attorney blogs on nursing homes, medicaid, and personal liability.
Working with Michigan Elder Parents in Planning Financially for their Long-Term Care
You may be taking care of elderly parents now or looking at that possibility in the near future. According to a report from USATODAY/ABCNews/Gallup Poll, 41% of baby boomers are helping take care of elderly parents by providing personal help or financial assistance or both. If financial planning and long term care planning have not…
Insurance Unlikely to Pay for Family Home Care for Seniors
Nobody likes to cared for by strangers, yet, many long-term care insurers often take a dim view of home care provided by family members according to a recent article on NPR entitled Insurers Unlikely to Pay for Family Care of The Elderly. Your typical long-term care insurance policy will pay a set dollar amount, daily,…
Home Care Might Be Cheaper, But Some States Still Fear It
For many states, including Michigan and Oakland county, it’s the big unanswered question about expanding opportunities for elderly and disabled people to get their long-term care at home, that being “how much will this costs?” NPR has a great article on this topic, entitled Home Care Might Be Cheaper, But States Still Fear it. Advocates…