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In hospitals, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, pharmacies and insurance companies, professionals may cite Hipaa as a reason to restrict information. Some patients even have trouble accessing their own health records, supposedly because of the priva… Read More

A POA is a legal document that is based on your state’s law that authorizes someone to act on your behalf. A Power of Attorney (POA) is an essential tool for your estate plans, and a mighty strong one at that. In effect, every adult should have one… Read More

Already, 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. Those numbers will jump to 13.8 million by 2050 … The latest numbers are in from the Alzheimer’s Association, and reports show one in three seniors dies with Alzhei… Read More

Statistics on power of attorney abuse are hard to come by, but experts recognize it as a prevalent problem. There will come a time at which you will need to legally delegate someone to handle your financial matters. This legal delegation, known as a… Read More

This uncomfortable, ethically questionable, confusing scene over Ms. Bayliss’ end of life did not have to happen the way it did.  If you don’t want to be in that kind of situation, you need to be responsible for deciding what you want and co… Read More

Veronica, age 75, is struggling with a dilemma.   Her husband, 10 years older, is “losing it” as she put it. He is dangerous because he is so forgetful. Mort is neglecting to pay the bills and make deposits. She was very shocked and str… Read More

Veronica, age 75, is struggling with a dilemma.   Her husband, 10 years older, is “losing it” as she put it. He is dangerous because he is so forgetful. Mort is neglecting to pay the bills and make deposits. She was very shocked and str… Read More

You might be able to claim your parent as a dependent, take a dependency care tax credit, write off your mom or dad’s medical expenses or get some combination of these tax breaks. It’s that time again – Uncle Sam is knocking on your door and re… Read More