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9 Parts of a Great Life-Care Plan
Planning dominates our lives. That’s a good thing. We plan our careers and retirement. We plan our kids’ upbringing and education. We plan our weekly grocery list. We plan the family trip to Disney World. But, regrettably, most people think about building a great life-care plan too late or not at all. So what’s a […]
A Life-Care Plan Must Be Flexible
Last week we discussed fire-drilling your life-care plan. For myself and my care partner, Brian, a nightmarish “perfect storm” had thrown our professionally designed plan (built by me) into disarray. It called a number of factors into question and shed light on one key reality: a life-care plan must be flexible. Not that ours wasn’t. […]
Fire Drill! Is Your Life-Care Plan Ready for the Unexpected?
I’m a professional life-care planner. I’ve been helping people and their loved ones plan for advancing age and terminal illnesses for decades. It’s critical to be prepared. Just a few short weeks ago, our own plan fell apart. It certainly wasn’t for a lack of trying or expertise. By all accounts, the life-care plan Brian […]
Patient Advocacy: Your One-Stop Shop for a Life Worth Living
As your loved one ages or progresses through a terminal illness, the number of professionals and agencies involved in their care will only increase. Patient advocacy is your one-stop shop for EVERYTHING your loved one and their care partners will need. You’ll have doctor appointments — sometimes many of them spanning a range of health […]
Medicaid Eligibility: What is the Community Spouse Resource Allowance?
Mom and Dad still live in their home. They’re advancing in age, to put it lightly, but luckily they’ve been otherwise healthy … until recently. Your mother’s health has taken a turn for the worse in the last year, and it’s clear the care required will soon be beyond the family’s capacity. Medicaid eligibility will […]
Are There Exceptions to the Medicaid 5-Year Lookback Period?
We’ve been talking a lot recently about Medicaid-eligibility rules. They can be confusing, we know. One of the most critical pieces to understand, for anyone approaching Long-Term Care Medicaid, is its 5-year lookback period examining financial eligibility. They look at everything, and it certainly can seem overwhelming. But there are exceptions. Medicaid is a government […]