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Being a caregiver for an elderly relative is an honorable and rewarding job, but it can also be incredibly taxing. The tremendous responsibilities and emotional strain can lead to caregiver burnout, which takes a toll on your health and your ability… Read More

Watching parents and other loved ones grow older and more frail can make you feel helpless. You want to protect them and care for them. You want to preserve their dignity. And you may worry about their finances and whether they will have the resource… Read More

If you asked 100 people on the street what estate planning is for, the great majority would probably say something like “to provide for your family,” or “to distribute your property after you die.” Those are certainly important reasons to hav… Read More

A qualified income trust, also known as a “Miller trust” or “qualifying income trust” is a legal arrangement that allows adults to qualify for Medicaid funds to pay for care. If you have researched the costs of long-term care, you know that i… Read More

By Ted Gudorf, JD, LLM It’s a realization we all come to at some point: our parents, who used to care for us, now themselves need care. How to care for an aging parent is a financial and personal conversation many adults will have, and it includes… Read More

If your family member is in a nursing home, it can be painful to watch them lose all their assets and income. For married couples this becomes even more devastating because you still need those resources at home for yourself too! There are strategies… Read More

By Ted Gudorf, JD, LLM Choosing a long-term care facility that is right for yourself or a loved one is an important decision based on many different moving parts and variables. As such, it is critical to assess this choice as objectively as possible… Read More

You make the decision to help a family member move to a nursing home with your loved one’s best interests at heart, typically because they need a higher level of care than they can receive at home or in assisted living. That doesn’t mean the deci… Read More