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Comment on Veterans Pension Benefits – Part 1 by Pension Advice

Pension Advice — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:27:29 +0000

Thanks for the pension advice

Comment on The Challenges of Caring for An Aging Parent by AccuNurse

AccuNurse — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:21:32 +0000

Great video, thanks for sharing!

Comment on The Sandwich Generation: the challenges of senior care by Patti Kerr

Patti Kerr — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:37:31 +0000

This brought back so many memories of the years we spent caring for my grandmother and mother (both had Alzheimer’s). My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to all who are caring for a loved one. May you continue to be shored up with the reserves of love, energy and patience that you need to sustain you. Warm hugs ~ Patti Kerr, author of “I Love You, Who Are You? Loving and Caring for a Parent with Alzheimer’s”

Comment on Basic Planning Steps for Seniors by Life Insurance Alabama

Life Insurance Alabama — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:00:46 +0000

Insurance is a sure-fire way to make sure that your long-term care won’t be a burden to anyone, especially to your family. Just make sure that you check your policy to see what it covers and what its limitations are so that you don’t encounter any problems later on.

Comment on Basic Planning Steps for Seniors by retirement homes california

retirement homes california — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:44:59 +0000

great tips… but i don’t think having a financial adviser during this age could leave a shadow of a doubt specially if the senior is leaving a stable life of wealth but with deteriorating health. they should be practical yet intelligent and what better ways to do it than having a close keen every step of the way.

Comment on Conservatorship Basics by calelder

calelder — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:50:07 +0000

The conservatorship process is complicated, expensive, full of rules and formalities…and in some cases, the only way to assure a conservatee is protected and safe. There is only one way to deal with a complicated situation like this one…get in touch with an attorney that specializes in conservatorships, preferably in the jurisdiction of the elderly lady’s residence. Let the attorney have access to all of the facts and all of the documents, then she will have adequate representation to begin the process of getting what she wants.

BTW, this is a great example of doing planning and avoiding these kinds of situations entirely…a trust prepared to deal with elder law issues as well as estate issues…a Durable Power of Attorney…perhaps choosing a professional or a bank to act as trustee. It is usually the case that some quality planning avoids these kinds of nasty, expensive scenes…especially during a period in a person’s life that should be focused on comfort and quality of care.

-Michael McGuire

Comment on Conservatorship Basics by Deborah Pierce

Deborah Pierce — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:05:55 +0000

I am trying to assist a friend who has been declared incapacitated. She wants to replace her conservator because he will not meet with her and her son to discuss her concerns and finances so that she can feel at peace. The conservator is billing her for what she feels is too much for the services he is providing. She feels if that is legal for him to do she at least should be able to choose the people providing those services and pay them. She is 92 and she feels she should be doing things she likes with old friends and family. She has concerns about what will happen to her son and how she can ensure the conservator will do what she wants. There was a court hearing three years ago and her son did have an attorney. They had the hearing and after the hearing they were outside in the hall, His mother voiced her choice to remove the conservator and all of the people involved went back into court. ( that was the conservator, the conservator’s attorney, his mother’s attorney, his attorney and he and his friend.) His attorney did not say what his mother had said “that she wanted to replace her conservator.” the judge got fed up and told everybody to get out. My friend’s son got mad with his attorney and then she said he was the stupid one because everybody had just passed him around until he ran out of money. Is his attorney liable for not saying what his mother said ?, are all of the other people liable ? they all knew and did nothing. This is how things have played out for this lady. Is there any hop for her ? Is there any way she can speak up for herself ? she has a hearing coming up to review the accounting.

Comment on Conservatorship Basics by Elaine Renoire

Elaine Renoire — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:12:53 +0000

Conservatorship is not warm and fuzzy. Sometimes, there is no other choice. Many times, there is but those choices are ignored in favor of conservatorship.

All across America, unlawful and abusive conservatorships are pauperizing wards and their families. The final irony is when the fiduciaries have picked the financial bones of their wards dry, the wards then are thrust onto the Medicaid roles at taxpayer expense.

For more information, visit http://www.StopGuardianAbuse.org, http://www.AnOpenLetterToCongress.info, and http://NASGA-StopGuardianAbuse.blogspot.com.

Yours,
Elaine Renoire
NASGA

Comment on Learn the Laws in Place to Protect Seniors from Annuity & Life Insurance Sales Fraud by calelder

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Comment on Learn the Safest Spots for Your Important Documents by Neil Becera

Neil Becera — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:55:48 +0000

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