From the Hospital to the Nursing Home
At last you are being discharged from the hospital and headed to the nursing home. You must be better. Be alert and lookout for potholes on the road to recovery.
The Bum’s Rush: Nursing Home Discharges
If you receive Medicare, are hospitalized as an inpatient for at least two nights and need rehabilitation, your Medicare insurance will pay for the first 20 days and, with a copayment, the next 80. But can you afford the copay? Many nursing homes don’t want to wait to find out.
The Cost of Investing: Costs You Can and Cannot Control
You do not necessarily get what you pay for: that’s why there are Lemon Laws. The cost of investing. You can control some costs. Others, you cannot.
Care Plans: Planning for the Future of your Disabled Child
Many parents of children with disabilities have not made a Care Plan. Are you among them? With disabled children living longer and outliving their parents, planning for their future care should begin as soon as possible.
5 Legal Documents that Prepare You for Life’s Accidents
Any way you slice it, your financial pie has a lot of needs to feed: daily living expenses, health care, long-term care, treats, gifts and legacies. Focusing on finances can easily take your attention away from your physical and emotional well-being. These 5 legal documents will help you be prepared for life’s accidents.
Wills and Trusts for Second Marriages
With increased life expectancies, more and more of us are entering into late-life second marriages. With Wills and Trusts, you can make sure your property passes the way you would like.
What to Do When You Receive an Inheritance
With longer lifespans and rising medical costs, many of us cannot expect a financial inheritance. That may be fine: our parents’ true legacy is what they taught us and who they were. But what if there is money left over and what if it is left to you? What do you do when you receive an inheritance?
Help for Families Navigating the I.C.U.
A stay in the Intensive Care Unit can be difficult and traumatizing for the patient as well as their family and friends. It helps to be educated.
When Your Parents Need Help at Home
At some point, 70% of us need help at home. Can your parents afford to pay for it? Can they pay their children to care for them?
4 Ways to Stay in Charge of Your Finances During Retirement
We want our nest egg to last for life. We also want to enjoy our retirement. In order to stay in charge of your finances during retirement, there are four things to do.