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Hospice Care: When is the Time Right?
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) It’s close to the end. You know it. Your family knows it. The doctor and medical staff know it. (“Close to the end” is a strange combination of perspective and reality. And “knowing it” is an exercise in faith and reality.) When is the time right for […]

Income and Asset Limits for Medicaid and VA Planning in Florida
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) We earlier discussed the astronomical costs of long-term health care and how Medicaid and VA planning can protect assets. For most individuals and families, it’s a vital part of the life-care planning process as we and/or our loved ones age. If you’re reading this, you, a partner/spouse […]

Protect Your Assets with Medicaid and VA Planning in Florida
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) You and/or your loved one wish to grow old without financial worry. OK, right off the bat, let’s rephrase that. You and/or your loved one wish to cover any necessary medical needs without surrendering your hard-earned money and assets for yourselves and future generations. This is where […]

Common Alzheimer’s and Dementia Behaviors: Communication Difficulties
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) You’re chatting with your husband and sister on the back patio on a beautiful summer evening. The wine tastes divine — even better with some stimulating conversation. Except, for some reason that escapes you right now, your husband is repeating himself and having difficulty finding the right […]

It Takes a Village: Community Care for Dementia Patients
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) You’re trying so hard. We know. Being a great care partner for a loved one living with dementia is most certainly a labor of love. You may feel very alone. You likely feel as if you carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, keeping up […]

Coming to Life: Art and Music for Dementia Care
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Studies have shown that art and music can lead to cognitive and behavioral improvements for persons living with dementia, even to those in the later stages. While the cure for Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia seems to remain perpetually out of reach, music and art can […]