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15 Quick Tips for Managing Caregiver Stress
8 Ways to Prevent Alzheimer's Wandering
A Closer Look at Pay-On-Death Accounts and Retirement Accounts
A Simple Will: Just the Basics, Please
Advance Directives, The Living Will
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Funeral Trust
Aging in Place
An Overview of the New Jersey Probate Process
Annual Exclusion Gifts and Medicaid
Avoiding Probate -Why Should I?
Avoiding Probate: A How-To Guide
Can Medicaid Take Your House?
Chair Yoga for Seniors: Reduce Pain and Improve Health
Clients and Conflicts in Probate
Coronavirus Special Announcement
Cost of Care—Who’s Responsible?
Counterfeit Prescription Drugs
Creating a Life Resource Plan
Dealing with Combativeness
Deciding Between Home Care and Institutionalized Care
Does a Power of Attorney Expire?
Does Medicaid Pay for Adult Day Care?
Downsizing and Moving
Estate Distribution Without a Will
Estate Planning and the Second Marriage
Exceptions to Medicaid Gifts
Executor vs. Power of Attorney
Family Support for Long-Term Care in the Home
Financial Documents and Care Planning
Financial Planning and Budgets
Finding and moving to a long-term care facility
Five Strategies for Protecting Money from Medicaid
Fraudulent Anti-Aging Products
Funeral and Cemetery Scams
Geriatric Care Managers
Good Facilities vs. Bad Ones
Guardianship for Minors
Guardianship vs. Power of Attorney
Healthcare Assessment and Evaluation
Heat Stroke and the Elderly
Help! I’m An Executor and I Don’t Know What to Do!
HIPAA: What is It and Why do I Need It?
Home Dementia Exercise Program Increases Abilities and Improves Symptoms
Home Health Care Services
Homeowner and Reverse Mortgage Scams
Hospice Care: Practical Information & Personal Reflections
How to Avoid Probate: Part 1
How to Avoid Probate: Part 2
How To Avoid Probate: Part 3
How to Know Your Personal Needs Allowance
How to Set Up a Funeral Trust
How To Settle An Estate (Part 1)
How To Settle An Estate (Part 2)
How to Terminate a Guardianship
I’ve Got the Power, of Attorney!
Identifying a Family Representative and Caregiver
If There’s No Will, Is There Still a Way?
Impact of Gifts Made in the Last Five Years
Importance of a Social Worker
Important Documents for End of Life Care
Independence and the Elderly
Internet Fraud
Investment Scams
Irrevocable Trusts
Knowing When to Intervene
Last Instructions: An Answer to What and Why
Leaving a Legacy
Life settlement
Long-Distance Caregiving
Long-term care insurance
Looking For Hazards Within the Home
MAID: Assisted Suicide or Death with Dignity?
Medicaid impoverishment rules
Medicaid Liens
Medicaid Planning Strategies
Medicare and Health Insurance Scams
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Nontaxable VA aid and attendance pension
Other Insurance Than Long-Term Care
Other names on your home title other than you and/or your spouse
Other New Jersey Intestate Succession Rules
Ownership and Beneficiaries
Paying a Family Member to Provide Care at Home
Possible agent orange claim
Possibly Increasing Your VA Pension or Benefit
Preparing for a Long-Term Care Plan
Protecting a Resident's Funds
Qualified Income Trusts
Scott Counsel Welcomes April Smith
Setting Boundaries as the Caregiver
Setting Up the Home for Caregiving
Social Security, Pension and Veteran Affairs: An Answer to Your Questions
Social Security, Pensions, and Veterans' Affairs
The Importance of Getting Power of Attorney When Your Child Turns 18
The Importance of Having a Will
The Importance of Using an Elder Attorney for Medicaid Application
The Need for Other Private Support Services
Tips on Having "The Talk" with Aging Parents
Titling Your House: Who Should Be On It?
Top Ten Senior Financial Scams
Touring a Care Facility
Transferring Assets in Probate
Trusts, and the Probate Process
Understanding a Nursing Home Admission Agreement
Understanding Medicaid
Understanding VA Pensions
Using Home Equity to Pay for Long-Term Care
What are Medicaid Beds?
What Expenses Are Paid For By a Funeral Trust?
What Happens Without a Will?
What is a Buy-In at a Continuing Care Retirement Community?
What is a Medicaid Funeral Trust?
What is an Adult Day Care Program?
What to Do About Wandering
When Family Meetings are Appropriate
When Loved Ones Reject Care
When Should You See an Elder Law Attorney?
When They Say No: 8 Ways to Introduce In-Home Care for Seniors
When to Take a Break from Caregiving
Which End-of-Life Form is Needed? POLST vs DNR
Who is an Elder Lawyer?
Who Supervises a Guardian?
Why Do You Need A Living Trust And A Will?
Winding Up Legal Affairs After Death
Your wishes in the manner of your death

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