Social Security Expands List of Conditions Eligible for Fast-Track Benefits Approval
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced an expansion to its list of Compassionate Allowances conditions. The Compassionate Allowances...
Category: Special Needs Planning
NY Connects: Long-Term Care
Choosing the right long-term care services and supports can be difficult. If you are looking for long-term care in...
Four Legal Documents for Managing an Incapacitated Parent’s Affairs
When an elderly parent becomes incapacitated or terminally ill, the management of the parent’s financial and medical affairs often...
NY Connects: Long Term Care
Choosing the right long term care services and supports can be difficult. If you are looking for long term...
Caregiving from a Distance? Start Planning Now
Elderly parents often need the assistance of their adult children, and this can be difficult when one lives far...
Michigan Veterans Benefits for Home Care
Michigan Veterans Benefits For Seniors Many Michigan families do not realize that there are Veterans Benefits available to pay...
Utilizing Technology for High School and College Students – Smart Pens, Tablets, and Word Prediction Software: Part 2 of 2
Our guest bloggers this month are Casey Schmalacker, Academic Coach and Samantha Feinman, MS.Ed., TSSH., Program Director at New...
Smart Pens, Tablets, and Word Prediction Software: Utilizing Technology for High School & College Students (part 1 of 2)
Our latest guest bloggers are Casey Schmalacker, Academic Coach and Samantha Feinman, MS.Ed., TSSH., Program Director at New Frontiers...
Face Lifts, Dementia, and Elder Financial Abus
It takes a lot for the California medical board to take any action against a physician. They recently revoked...
Public Benefit and Tax Numbers Adjusted Annually – 2014
There are a great many public benefit numbers and tax numbers that are adjusted on an annual basis. This...
Gifting a 529 Plan: Ways You Can Donate Money to Someone Else’s College Savings Plan
The college savings plans known as 529 plans are a way for parents to invest money for their children’s...
Alzheimer’s Disease Explained in Video
Here is a short 3 minute video that helps explain the process of Alzheimer’s Disease. You can watch the...
Some Hospitals Allow Personal Pets to Visit
Visits from loved ones in the hospital can greatly improve a patient’s mood and assist in his or her...
WHAT IS A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST? WHEN IS IT NEEDED IN A PERSONAL INJURY CASE AND HOW DOES IT OPERATE?
Frequently, in the settlement of a personal injury case the plaintiff is receiving a large settlement. Often, the same...
POST-SETTLEMENT ISSUES IN PERSONAL INJURY CASES
Years ago the difficult job of a personal injury attorney was to settle the case. In recent years, a...