When you’re a breast cancer caregiver or a patient, making sure essential legal documents are in place is an important task. Making wishes known, appointing someone to carry out those wishes when necessary, and properly documenting everything must be done in order to protect the patient. An ARAG attorney shares 4 essential legal documents a breast cancer patient needs to put in…
Assisted living or nursing care is expensive and many older adults will need to use Medicaid to pay for it. To qualify for Medicaid benefits, many older adults “spend down” or try to reduce their assets to meet the requirements. But the rules are complex, so doing this without help from an elder law attorney could lead to penalties or denial of…
Legal issues that come up when caring for an older adult are stressful. You don’t know what you’re supposed to do, you’re afraid of costly mistakes, or you’re not sure when (or if) a lawyer is needed. To get answers, we asked Dennis Healy from ARAG, a legal insurance firm, to advise us on legal situations that affect seniors and family caregivers. Dennis…
