Blog Archive – Nolan Elder Law and Estate Planning, LLC

What Are the Components in a Comprehensive Care Plan?

What Is the Best Age to Talk to an Elder Law Attorney?

The Perils of the 50-year-old Daughter

How to Help an aging Loved One

It’s a Good Time for Sandwich Generation Caregivers to Talk to an Elder Law Attorney

Go Commando during the Holidays!

How the Grinch (Medicaid) Stole Christmas (and Hanukkah and birthdays and weddings and everything else!)

Holiday Visits Are a Good Time to Address Senior Care Plans

Caring for Elderly Loved Ones: 5 Reasons to Hire a Geriatric Case Manager

A Holiday To-Do List

Six Reasons Why Your Parents Need an Elder Law Attorney

Nursing-Home Abuse

Why Is a Power of Attorney So Important?

When Is the Best Time to Discuss Estate Planning After a Dementia Diagnosis?

What Steps Do You Take If You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse?

Do You Need a Pet Trust?

Five Things to Know About Medicare and Medicaid

When Should Your Family Talk to an Elder Law Attorney?

Know Your Mom’s Rights if You Suspect Elder Abuse

“Are You Coachable?”

What is Incapacity Planning and Why Is It Important?

Are You the Best Agent for Your Parents?

Can an Elder Law Attorney End Bickering About Your Mom’s Care?

Financial Costs of Nursing Homes

When Should You Help Your Parents Apply for Medicaid?

Three Examples Where a Medical Power of Attorney Helped Out

Make Sure Your Mom’s Care Plan Addresses Advance Directives

NOT AS NIMBLE AS YOU USED TO BE?

Tough Conversations to Have With Your Parents Regarding Aging

WHY YOU NEED TO AVOID PROBATE NOW MORE THAN EVER!

Use These Tips to Find the Right Elder Law Attorney

Handling Losing a Loved One

Everything You Need to Know About DIY Wills

You’ve Heard People Talk About a Lady Bird Deed, so What is It?

What Are the Differences Between a Guardianship and a POA?

What a Swell Graduation Present!

How Can a Will Save My Family A Lot of Money?

Life Estate Deed: What is it? Is it right for me?

Don’t Wait Until a Major Event to Draw Up Estate Planning Documents

Are You Married to a “Prepper”?

How Does the Probate Process Work?

What Will be Your Legacy?

Do You Know the Signs of Elder Abuse?

Why Won’t You Stop and Ask Directions?

Advance Directives: What Are They and What Should They Include?

A Message for Parents of Minor Children

Building your Own “Dream Team”!

Differences Between Revocable Trusts and Irrevocable Trusts

Back to Basics

Have You Considered Your Pet(s) in your Estate Planning?

Three Questions to Ask an Elder Law Attorney After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease

How the Grinch (Medicaid) Stole Christmas (and Hanukkah and birthdays and weddings and everything else!)

So, you think you (or your parent) have a good Power of Attorney?

My Mom is acting CRAZY! What Can I do??

Back to Basics

Money can’t buy Happiness

What a Swell Graduation Present!

The Intersection of Dementia and Firearms

MediCAID Planning: What is it?

Is Time Really on Your Side?

Building your own “Dream Team”!

How to Save the Family Farm

What Makes Elder Law Attorneys Different?

So You Think You Already have a Will?

What IS “AGING IN PLACE”?

It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark…

Are your parents having to deal with collection calls?

What the Heck is Probate (Part Three)

What the Heck is Probate (Part Two)

Does a deceased person’s “estate” have to go through the probate process?

Happy Holidays (and a warning!)

Rise of ‘Gray’ Divorce Forces Financial Reckoning After 50

Mind The Gap – Part 2

Mind The Gap

Why Do I Need a Business Succession Plan?

How can I make a bulletproof estate plan?

Medicaid and Nursing Home Assistance