One of the most satisfying aspects of being an elder law attorney is helping elders reside in their own homes for as long as possible. In the coming months, I’ll be using my newsletter and blog to explain a range of options available to pay for home care. Let’s begin with one...
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Preserving Family Harmony: Who Should Administer Your Loved One’s Special Needs Trust?
If you have a loved one with special needs, you know the importance of protecting his or her eligibility for essential government benefits like MassHealth and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). You also know that these benefits alone are not enough to give your loved one the highest possible quality of life.
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Thank you for supporting the Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Thank you so much for your donation to my Walk to End Alzheimer’s® fundraising efforts! Your generosity will help the Alzheimer’s Association® provide care and support to all those facing Alzheimer’s and all other dementia, and advance critical research.
Your gifts helped me exceed my goal. We raised $545...
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“Live Well, Age Well” Education Series with Norwell Senior Center
Live Well, Age WellEducation Series with Norwell Council on Aging
None of us can escape aging, but the choices we make throughout life can influence how well we live as we age. The Norwell Council on Aging is excited to begin the “Live Well, Age Well” initiative, offering a...
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Please join me in supporting the Walk to End Alzheimer’s
I’ll be walking in beautiful Nelson Memorial Park on Saturday, September 25.
I’m walking for my grandmother, my clients, and for all of us who will be there someday. I’m walking to help reclaim the future for millions.
By participating in the 2021 Alzheimer’s...
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Welcome Elizabeth!
Please meet our new associate, attorney Elizabeth Doyle! We are so happy to have her as a new member of our team.
Elizabeth earned her undergraduate and law degrees from Suffolk University, as well as a master’s degree from Northeastern. Like many elder law attorneys, personal experience brought her...
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Reimagining Elder Care & Disability Care
We are in an exciting moment in history when it comes to reimagining elder care and disability care. The pandemic laid bare what many already knew – no one wants to live somewhere that feels like a facility, an institution, or a hospital. We would all prefer to live in and age in our...
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Who Can Talk to Social Security on Your Behalf?
If you are on Social Security, then you know that sometimes there’s a need to talk to the agency. Maybe you’ve changed your address, or perhaps a spouse died and you needed to adjust your monthly payment.
But what happens if you need to talk to Social Security, but you aren’t competent to do so?...
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We’re Hiring an Associate Attorney!
Dear Friends,
Our firm is growing, and we need to hire an associate attorney. If you know an attorney who would enjoy practicing elder law and special needs planning – and would love to spend time with yours truly ???? – please pass this post on to them.
Thank you!
- Alexis & Doreen
Will Stimulus Payments Disrupt My Public Benefits?
Will Stimulus Payments Disrupt My Public Benefits?
If you are on public benefits and receiving a stimulus payment, then you are probably concerned about how the payment will affect your public benefits (ex. MassHealth or SSI). In short, it will not.
Stimulus payments are not considered “income.” They are also not considered “assets” UNLESS you are...
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