I talk with all my clients about their digital assets – but, sometimes, along with all the other challenging decisions and tasks they deal with in their estate, health care, and capacity planning, digital assets don’t seem to make the…
Medical Assistance (MA) is a maze of requirements and rules. Some of those requirements and rules have significant ramifications if not understood or planned out in advance. This three-part series is an effort to “daylight” some, (but certainly not all!),…
Medical Assistance (MA) is a maze of requirements and rules. Some of those requirements and rules have significant ramifications if not understood or planned out in advance. This three-part series is an effort to “daylight” some, but not all, of…
Medical Assistance (MA) is a maze of requirements and rules. Some of those requirements and rules have significant ramifications if not understood and planned out in advance. This three-part series is an effort to “daylight” some, (but not all!), of…
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) recently published a short article on updated Medicare standards since the court case Jimmo v. Sebelius successfully challenged the “improvement standard.” Prior to Jimmo, this was the standard necessary for patients to demonstrate…
The decision to “age in place” is not likely one you or your caretakers can help you make in crisis very well. Like most big decisions regarding your health and well-being, your housing needs as you age need to be…
(Minnesota Supreme Court opinion, published September 17, 2014) On September 17, 2014, the Minnesota Supreme Court (MSC) finally published its long-awaited opinion, which dealt with the issue of whether a court-appointed guardian of a ward, without prior court approval, could…
This NY Times article from September of 2014 on Vivian Maier’s work is fascinating on many levels, not the least of which is her stunning and undiscovered talent during her lifetime as an amateur photographer. In addition to my interest…
If you’ve started to think about changing your living situation, or you’ve been thinking about your parents’ or loved ones’ need for a change in the future, you’ve probably thought about some of the issues this article discusses (another great…
“DARTS creates connections that enrich aging.” DARTS, www.dartsconnects.org, an invaluable Dakota County resource, is offering a series of free educational conversations on addressing the legal needs and concerns of the aging journey. WHEN: October 14, 2014 from 4:30pm to 6pm…