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Do You Have a College Student? Important Healthcare, Financial, and Educational Documents That They (and You) Need
August 29th, 2022
August is upon us and you may soon be sending children off to college. If your child is age 18 or older, you and your child will need to take some simple steps so that, in the event of an emergency, you will be able to make health care and financial…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Build Your Personal Disaster Plan Today
July 20th, 2022
July 18, 2022 ABA FEATURE Author: Tazewell Shepard I like to start my articles on a positive note. So wouldn’t it be great if we could all live in good health to 100 years or more? We know that’s not realistic. Each of us faces a significant chan…
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Notary Tip: Unusual IDs — Acceptable Or Not?
July 19th, 2022
Some states have clear acceptance standards for these IDs, but others do not. As a result, Notaries are responsible for knowing what forms of identification are acceptable. Therefore it’s very important to know your state’s ID requirement…
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Categories: Notary
How To Evaluate Health Information on the Internet: Questions and Answers
July 6th, 2022
Online resources, such as websites and social media sites, should make it easy for you to learn who is responsible for the site and its information (see Question 1). If the person or organization in charge of a website did not write the material, the…
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Categories: Health News
Certain Antioxidants May Lower Dementia Risk
July 6th, 2022
Antioxidants are a type of compound found in vegetables and fruits. They help protect your cells from a certain type of damage. Eating lots of produce can help lower your risk of heart disease and other health problems. A new study found that certain…
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Categories: dementia
Medicare's Limited Nursing Home Coverage
July 1st, 2022
Many people believe that Medicare covers nursing home stays. In fact Medicare’s coverage of nursing home care is quite limited. Medicare covers up to 100 days of “skilled nursing care” per illness, but there are a number of requirem…
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Categories: Medicare
Will Medicare Pay for a Second Stay in a Nursing Home After the Resident Pays Privately for 60 Days?
July 1st, 2022
My mom was in a nursing home for 100 days. She got out of the nursing home, but two weeks later she is back in the hospital with breathing problems. She can’t go home because she needs to get stronger, but if she goes back to a nursing home, Me…
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Categories: Medicare
Six Things People Living with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementia Want You to Know
June 29th, 2022
People living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia experience stigmas and stereotypes every day. Facing and overcoming stigma can be a significant challenge for individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease. This June, during Alz…
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Categories: Alzheimer's Caregivers
The Top Estate Planning Questions
June 17th, 2022
Can’t shake the feeling that you should be contemplating estate planning, but you have too many questions, so you put it off again? Want some answers before you have to navigate complicated situations? Here are some questions and answers: What&…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Should You Add Your Children to Your Deed and Bank Accounts?
June 17th, 2022
Many people believe that an easy way to avoid probate and enable your children to assist you as you age is to add your children to your bank accounts and even the deed to your home. But this strategy doesn’t always work as planned. Suppose your…
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Categories: Estate Planning