Dear Attorney Tully: Ten years ago, my grandmother became ill and needed nursing home care. I wish I had heard about you then. She lost everything she owned to the nursing home in 18 months. Now my father is ill and I don’t want my mom to lose everything. He is in a nursing home now and Medicare will end in three weeks. We are being told …
Estate Planning and Probate
Make sure your representative is on your side
A growing problem in the long-term health care industry is whether a Medicaid application company is representing the nursing home or the patient. The situation reeks of a conflict of interest. Something that every senior should think long and hard about is: who is representing you? A colleague of mine from Cherry Hill, NJ, Jerold …
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Do You Put On Your Happy Face?
We’ve all had it happen. It’s been a bad day, the kids are screaming, the dog gets out and terrorizes the neighborhood, the washing machine overflows, all heck is breaking loose and the phone rings…And it’s your friend on the other end, asking “How’s it going?” You put on your happy face, smile and say… “Just fine” Alzheimer’s caregivers are …
Feeling Guilt and Disappointment
Dear Attorney Tully: I thought this day would never come. My siblings and I have to place Mom in a nursing home. You cannot believe the guilt we feel about placing her there. We feel as if we have let our mother down. But we simply cannot provide 24/7 care anymore without destroying the lives my siblings and I have with our spouses and …
A caution about “do-it-yourself” legal documents
Years ago, I read an article in a Greenwich magazine entitled, “The internet is not your doctor.” The title caught my eye because that is something I have written about for years as it pertains to lawyers. The title could have been, “The internet is not your lawyer.” In light of the current pandemic situation, some are turning to the internet …
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