The Tax Man Cometh: Assistance for Elderly Taxpayers
What if you can’t pay when the tax man comes? Is relief or assistance for elderly taxpayers available? What about tax relief companies? Read more for some options that are available.
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Will the Bank Accept Your Power of Attorney?
While single purpose Powers of Attorney have been used to transfer distant real estate for over 200 years, multipurpose Durable Powers of Attorney only date from the 1960s. They are still a work in progress. Because of this, banks, brokerage houses, title companies and others sometimes hesitate to accept them.
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The Use of Antipsychotic Drugs for Nursing Home Patients
People in nursing homes and memory care facilities are no longer routinely tied down but far too many are given equivalent “chemical restraints:” atypical antipsychotic drugs. These are not the small doses of ativan, xanax or valium given to ease our passage when we are dying. These are drugs which create seeming “zombies” or kill.
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Walking Through Grief
We grieve what might have been and what is no more. Sometimes grief is a sigh for a missed opportunity. Sometimes grief is for something or someone we have lost. Sometimes grief accompanies us for years, returning with unanticipated reminders, even in our sleep.
When grief threatens to overwhelm us…
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What To Say and Not To Say to Someone With a Terminal Illness
When you learn that someone you’ve met or someone you know and love has a terminal illness, how do you know what to say? How do you know what not to say? In this article, a professor shares about her experiences while living with stage IV cancer.
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How Seniors Manage Online Accounts in the Digital Age
Texas has adopted the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. It provides a three-tiered approach to deciding who can access your Facebook account, your Netflix account, your frequent flyer miles, your electronic banking and other digital assets. How will you manage access to your online accounts in the digital age?
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Which Medicare Plan is Right for Me?
If you are approaching 65 or even if you are 65 and older and have already selected a Medicare plan, you may be wondering, “Which Medicare plan is right for me?”
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You Still Don’t Have a Long-Term Care Plan?
Whatever our personal beliefs and values, we can only see that they are carried out by having a written plan which others can readily find and follow. Free resources for long-term care planning.
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Should I Try Do It Yourself Wills and Legal Docs? 10 Reasons Not To
You know what you have. You know who you want to get it. So why not save some money by downloading some forms from the internet? 10 reasons to avoid using the do it yourself providers of wills and legal documents.
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Estate Planning: Caring for Your Spouse Financially After Your Death
Too often we go no further than “sweetheart wills,” leaving everything to our spouse and, if our spouse does not survive us, our children. How will you care for your spouse financially after your death? What will your spouse need while the estate is settled and when?
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