“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” Alan Lakein, American author and Time Management Expert We plan to go on vacation. We plan to have dinner with friends. But when it comes to planning for how we will be taken care of as we advance [...]
Reuter Law Firm is joining our colleagues at WealthCounsel in a public relations campaign to showcase National Estate Planning Awareness Week, October 17-23, 2011. According to a 2010 industry trends survey of estate planners conducted by WealthCounsel, nearly 70% of the respondents indicated that Americans fail to plan because they lack awareness as to why [...]
Elder Abuse is a growing problem. There are three basic categories of elder abuse: domestic elder abuse, institutional elder abuse, and self-neglect or self-abuse. There is help out there for the victims of elder abuse. However, many people do not know how to spot signs and symptoms of abuse. Here is a blog post on [...]
With the cost of nursing home care rising steadily over $6,000 per month, a couple’s life savings can be cleaned out in the blink of an eye. When one spouse is in a nursing home (called the institutionalized spouse) and the other spouse is not (called the community spouse), there is a great concern about [...]
Here is a recent article posted on ElderLawAnswers about why planning for long-term care is so important: Thinking about a time when you will need help taking care of yourself is not fun. That is why most people put off discussing long-term care until it can’t be ignored. But it is better to start long-term [...]
