During estate planning, you may consider a family member or loved one to carry out the executor role if something happens to you. After all, you need someone you trust will uphold your wishes and family members often fulfill that role within your life. However, good...
How can you choose a financial power of attorney?
During the course of estate planning, you will likely come across various documents that you need. One of the documents that you should never skip out on is a power of attorney, specifically, a financial power of attorney. According to the U.S. News, a financial power...
Understanding Medicaid eligibility for long-term care benefits
When planning for the future, you should consider the potential costs of long-term care, such as an assisted living facility or in-home care. Having the necessary resources to meet your needs is essential, especially if you have a medical condition that may require...
Options to consider before creating a guardianship
When someone you care about becomes unable to manage his or her own personal or financial affairs, you may start thinking about whether this individual needs a legal guardian to advocate on that party’s behalf. A Texas guardian handles any number of efforts on behalf...
Breaking down the costs of a Texas funeral
End-of-life planning frequently involves guardianship, your estate and your care preferences. It also includes what happens after the end of your life—the funeral. Your family has a lot of emotions to work through during their time of grieving. Planning for these...
What are the different types of elder abuse?
Any person can suffer abuse, regardless of age, religion, sex or cultural background. Unfortunately, thousands of individuals over the age of 60 face exploitation, abuse and neglect every year. According to the National Institute on Aging, there are various forms of...
Selecting participants for your estate plan
When you think about planning your estate, you probably think mainly about your end-of-life wishes. Given that an estate plan does encompass the legacy you wish to leave behind, this train of thought makes sense. However, it may interest you to know that you will need...
Which forms of elder fraud should concern you?
If you have senior parents or grandparents, you may feel responsible for their health and safety. Unfortunately, older adults do not only have to watch out for their physical health but also their financial health. Some fraudsters make older adults their priority...
What are some signs of elder abuse?
You expect people responsible for caring for the elderly to conduct themselves with compassion. While this is true in many cases, elder abuse is still far too common. While you cannot always prevent abuse before it starts, you can take steps to stop its damaging...
What can you learn from Medicare’s nursing home ratings?
If you need to move an elderly parent into a nursing home, you probably have some concerns about your mother or father receiving adequate care. After all, some nursing homes have staffing shortages and other problems that make them less than ideal or even downright...
