Farmers requires thorough estate planning. You are a farmer. The work is in your blood. The land is in your family. You want to keep it this way for generations to come. According to a recent The Bangor Daily News article titled “How farmers can start an estate plan,” you risk loosing everything without an […]
Long-term care costs may rise as a result of COVID-19. The majority of seniors will require long-term care as they age. Once you reach age 65, you have a 70 percent chance of needing some form of long-term care sometime thereafter. The cost of long-term care has been high historically. According to a recent Motley […]
Financial Powers of Attorney grant both authority and responsibility. You have been granted financial power of attorney. This action speaks to your character and trustworthiness. You are flattered. You are also a bit worried. And with good reason. You are not quite certain what responsibilities (and potential liabilities) you have under the financial power of […]
Long-term care insurance can support your health and your savings. Everyone ages. Each year, you take another trip around the sun. You may be perfectly healthy now. Even so, your body (and mind) will wear down. You can make bank on that fact of life. According to a recent Forbes article titled “Is Long-Term Care […]
Testing for dementia requires the involvement of a physician. Your parents are aging. When you call them, you begin to notice changes. They are having difficulty remembering with language, problem-solving, and memory loss. You begin to wonder whether this is the result of simple tiredness or if it is the sign of something worse. You […]
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders and living wills are not the same. The COVID-19 pandemic means more people are thinking about end-of-life issues. Some people who are exposed to the virus are barely affected. For others, it becomes an issue of life or death. According to a recent Lehigh Valley Live article titled “What’s the […]
COVID-19 should not interfere with your estate planning. Your life feels like it is on hold. Maybe the days feel like months, like when the waves turn the minutes to hours. You cannot remember if it is Monday or Thursday. COVID-19 has interfered with work, events, and family gatherings. Everything. According to a recent Kiplinger […]
Pandemics bring end-of-life decisions to the forefront. The spread of COVID-19 across the globe makes this a pandemic. People all over the world are experiencing the same fears. They are thinking about sickness. They are thinking about death. What can they do? What can you do? According to a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article titled […]
COVID-19 impacts estate planning. So much has changed for Americans in the past month. Schedules of work and school have been disrupted. Parents are now balancing online meetings with managing the at-home education of their children. Some people have lost their jobs entirely. Contact between family and friends has been limited to phone calls and […]
Planning for nursing home care should involve adequate research. Will you require nursing home care in the near future? Perhaps your parents will require this level of care. Either way, you should not make this transition blindly. According to a recent The Columbia Regional Business Report article titled “Nursing home care requires advance planning,” the […]
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