Long term care planning can help to protect you and your family. As we age, the possibility of needing long term care becomes more likely. While this is a lifestyle change for which no one wishes, dealing with the logistical details of you or your spouse moving into a...
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How should I legally prepare for a long term care?
Long term care and nursing home planning, as this blog has previously discussed, is something that many Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania residents may eventually need if they require care. The big question people have on their minds is how to finance the often astronomical...
Exercise your estate planning muscle
The wellbeing of your estate likely rises to the top of mind as life's milestones pass. Indeed, having the right plan in place as you age is important. What does the future hold for you and your estate? If you don't already know the answer to this question, know that...
Eligibility Requirements for Medicaid/Medical Assistance
Medicaid/Medical Assistance planning can be helpful in obtaining eligibility for these government benefits by Pittsburgh residents, as this blog has discussed previously. There are specific income and resource requirements that a Pennsylvania resident has to meet...
Recent statistics: many people will need Medicaid
Recent statistics to consider for Medicaid/Medical Assistance Planning show that many people throughout the United States, including in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will eventually have to rely on Medicaid/Medical Assistance to help them pay for their nursing home care....
We help executors navigate all types of estates
Being named the estate executor of a friend or loved one's estate is a real honor but also an important and time-consuming responsibility. The consequences of not meeting this responsibility are also serious. For one, an executor who makes a significant mistake has to...
We help to select guardians and with other guardianship needs
Regarding guardianships, a previous post on this blog discussed the responsibilities that a person who serves as the guardian of a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, resident has when caring for and making important medical and placement decisions on behalf of an incapacitated...
How do people typically pay for nursing home care?
Long term care planning can be important since many people in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, may have to spend their last years living in a nursing facility. One thing that nursing facilities generally have in common, however, is price, with the average cost being $321.95...
5 tips for discussing nursing home care with your aging parent
Long term care and nursing home planning may need to be discussed with your aging parents. Are you trying to figure out a way to broach the conversation? You have good intentions and are only bringing up this topic because you love them, but the discussion can be very...
Examining the responsibilities of a Guardian of the Person
In Pennsylvania, guardianships are sometimes sought over adults who can no longer handle their own medical or placement decisions. Those appointed as guardians have a lot of responsibility for their wards, which responsibilities are grouped into two basic categories....

