Estate Planning

If you have it to give, you certainly can, but there may be consequences should you apply for Medicaid long-term care coverage within five years after each gift.

Increased dependency due to illness, disability or cognitive impairments can make seniors susceptible to financial abuse.  Here are some steps seniors or their loved ones can take to prevent financial abuse.

An increasingly popular hybrid product combines life insurance with long-term care coverage and offers buyers solutions to a number of problems that have kept people from buying traditional long-term care policies.  ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, it is important to start planning immediately.

Although it is often said that nothing is certain except death and taxes, the one tax you may be able to avoid or minimize most through planning is the tax on capital gains.

A recent New Jersey appeals court case demonstrates how important it is for families to come up with a long-term care plan before an emergency strikes.

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.

Sibling relationships can be difficult even in the best of times, but add in an aging parent and there is bound to be some tension. This book offers insight and strategies to help siblings work together when established family roles...

An attorney specializing in elder care and estate planning provides detailed and practical information on how Medicaid works and the strategies for qualifying for it to pay long-term care costs (2009 edition updated through Jan. 1, 2009).