Author archives: Andrew Williams
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If you've decided to hire a caregiver for a person with special needs, you'll need to interview the candidates. Here are eleven important questions to ask:
Can you provide me with your full name, address, phone number, social security number and current photo ID so that I can run a back... [read more]
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10 years ago
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Our office participated in the SPIN (Senior Provider Information Network) Monthly Networking Meeting at Haven Hospice in St. Augustine today. Pictured are Marketing Manager and Executive Assistant, Paula Brewer Emery and Public Relations and Social Media Manager, Andrew Paul Williams, Ph.D.
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Medicare beneficiaries may now discuss options for care at the end of life with their health care providers.
Beneficiaries of course were already free to talk about advance care planning with their doctors or other qualified health professionals, but the practitioners could be reimbursed for ... [read more]
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Planning for retirement and deciding whether to buy long-term care insurance would be a lot easier if you knew your odds of needing long-term care, as well as at what age and for how long. Unfortunately, there's no definite answer. On the other hand, some statistics do provide a bit of guida... [read more]
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Increased dependency due to illness, disability or cognitive impairments can make seniors susceptible to financial abuse. Nest eggs accumulated over decades also often make seniors attractive targets for predators, whether the predator is an offshore bogus sweepstakes or a care provider who sees an ... [read more]
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The famed recording artist Prince died leaving an unknown fortune and possibly no will or estate plan to dictate what to do with that fortune. Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, told the probate court in the Minnesota county where Prince lived that her brother did not have a will, which means his estate ... [read more]
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10 years ago
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Once you've gone through the trouble of meeting with a special needs planner and establishing an appropriate special needs plan, you might think that your interaction with your lawyer is over. After all, you've got a plan! But as we all know, plans change, so it's important to stay in close contac... [read more]
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More and more companies are jettisoning traditional pensions in favor of Individual Retirement Accounts, 401(k)'s and other profit-sharing arrangements. Most of these plans allow an employee to shelter his retirement savings, tax-free, until retirement. When an employee withdraws funds from his IRA ... [read more]
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10 years ago
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The Department of Labor has issued new rules aimed at helping those saving for retirement. The rules are intended to prevent financial advisors from steering their clients to bad investments by requiring advisers to act in the best interests of their clients.
Prompted by concern that many financi... [read more]
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Americans are getting older, and most want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. As a result, many homeowners are taking steps to modify their homes so they will be able to safely and comfortably remain in their homes for as long as possible. This is called “aging in place.”
With th... [read more]
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10 years ago
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On Thursday, April 14, 2016, in honor of this year's April 16, 2016 National Healthcare Decisions Day and in conjunction with our firm’s Community Education Series, Associate Attorney, Alison E. Hickman, J.D. presented “National Healthcare Decisions Day 2016" and discussed Advance Health Care Direct... [read more]
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10 years ago
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Late in 2014, the ABLE (“Achieving a Better Life Experience”) Act was signed into law. The law is aimed at achieving a manner in which those with special needs can save money without losing needs based public benefits such as SSI or Medicaid . This is an important issue and, perhaps the greatest ac... [read more]
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