Author: Joel S. Weissler
Publisher: Croydon Publishing
Published: 2017-11-30
Total Pages: 712
ISBN-13: 9780997230024
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →You Don't Have to Go Broke to Get the Care You Need at Home, in Assisted Living or a Nursing Home! Getting old can be expensive. Without proper planning Seniors' nest eggs are cracked open and drained dry to pay for the day to day care and help most of us will eventually need. In this comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide, California elder law attorney Joel Weissler shows how you, or your parents, can afford the expenses of aging. California in-home and facility based care prices are skyrocketing. Most families are overwhelmed with myth and misinformation when confronting California's elder care system. This book gives you the full picture you need to plan for future care needs and to react to immediate care needs. This book helps California Seniors to protect their assets and improve their quality of life while empowering them to pass on their nest eggs to make a difference for their families. You do not need to 'spend down' your assets to access comprehensive care benefits. California's rules are different from those of any other state. Using engaging case studies and plain English, Attorney Weissler explains: Why Medicare fails the Elderly When Reverse Mortgages are good deals, and when they are not California Long Term Care Options Whether a reverse mortgage is a smart planning option Veteran's Care Entitlements for in-home, assisted living and long-term care How to tap entitlement programs to pay for senior care needs Why most Seniors do not need to worry about how much they earn when seeking long term care benefits How to position yourself to qualify for Medi-Cal (Medicaid) How to legally and ethically shield your assets from the government And More Weissler gives you the real strategies and tools that California attorneys use to save their clients millions of dollars in long-term care costs. Attorney Weissler's insights will also warn you against financially wasteful strategies promoted by unethical insurance and investment brokers who prey upon Seniors and their families. Whether you are just starting on your planning journey, or a medical emergency has forced you into a crisis planning situation, this book is for you. Each chapter of this 700+ page book is packed with useful information for U.S. Military veterans, unmarried individuals, married couples, divorcees, and family members. Don't hold off on creating your long-term care plan! Buy this book today so you can be prepared for whatever the future holds.
Author: Kathryn Stebner
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780314282057
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Elder Law Litigation Strategies provides an authoritative, insiders perspective on best practices for counseling elderly clients on litigation matters. Featuring experienced elder law partners from around the country, this book guides the reader through the recent trends and cases impacting elder law during a time of changing government regulations. Whether the issue involves physical or financial elder abuse, conservatorships, or post-death will or trust contests, these top lawyers examine how to determine the best litigation strategy for your client and how to go about implementing that plan. Additionally, these lawyers reveal how to effectively deal with complications that can occur, including contentious family situations, complex discovery and evidentiary issues, and clients with complicated medical histories. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts on the keys to success within this rapidly expanding area of law.
Author: Thomas D. Begley (Jr.)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Published: 2004-01-30
Total Pages: 812
ISBN-13: 9780735552395
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Are you ready to go beyond advising and planning to actively advocating the interests of your elderly clients? You can be, with this two volume handbook from two veteran elder law advocates. In a systematic and practical fashion, the authors address each key practice issue and provide an overview of the basic rules and guiding statutes/regulations, in-depth analysis of elder law practice together with guiding case law, and step-by-step explanation of the advocacy process, revealing how law operates in the real world and where things can go wrong. Plus you'll get their practice-tested minisystem for effective advocacy. After an introductory section explores basic principles, Representing the Elderly Client: Law and Practice addresses the six areas you'll encounter most often: Medicaid Special Needs Trusts Medicare and Managed Care Elder Abuse Nursing Home and LTC Facilities Intra-family and Postmortem Advocacy for Elderly Clients and Heirs. Practice forms, flowcharts, and tables put all essential information at your fingertips. The forms contained in the Author's Advocacy Mini-systems will save you hours of preparation time. Start finding effective solutions to your elderly clients' problems with Representing the Elderly Client: Law and Practice. Along with your Representing the Elderly Client two-volume print set, you'll receive a FREE CD-ROM containing word processing documents used in handling some of elder law's most complex concerns.
Author: Aspatore Books
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780314199157
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Elder Law Health Care Strategies is an authoritative, insiders perspective on key strategies for counseling and advising elder clients and long-term care facilities. Featuring partners and founders from law firms across the nation, these experts guide the reader through the attorneys role in the health care planning process for elderly clients and their families, including obtaining key documentation, discussing goals and quality of life considerations, and helping clients apply for benefits from government programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Veterans Affairs. These top lawyers discuss the key skills needed to be a successful elder law attorney, offer advice on how to avoid common mistakes, and detail the impact of recent policy developments on health care planning and decision-making. Additionally, these leaders reveal their strategies for counseling providers of elder care in the context of litigation, including acquiring important case information, developing a defense, and overcoming the challenges unique to representing long-term care facilities. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this ever-evolving field.