Ways to Keep Your Life Insurance Policy From Being Taxed After Your Death
Your life insurance policy may be taxed after you die, unless you take steps now to keep that from happening. Policies that name a spouse as the beneficiary are safe...
Assisted Living Costs as a Tax Deduction
Individuals that live in assisted living facilities may able to deduct some of their expenses from their taxes. Costs for medical expenses, including some long-term care expenses, that make up...
VA’s Aid and Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Benefit
Veterans and survivors who need assistance performing daily living activities or are housebound may qualify for two benefits offered by the VA: the Aid and Attendance (A&A) benefit and the...
VA Independent Living Services
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) offers assistance to Veterans are unable to return to the workforce because of service-related disabilities that require intensive rehabilitation. The VA's Independent Living...
Why You Should Always Honor Your Nursing Home Agreement
A woman in Connecticut recently found out the hard way why you it is important to honor a signed nursing home agreement. When the woman admitted her mother to a...
Why a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility?”
In a past column I touched on the fact that no one wakes up and says to him or herself, “I want to go live in a nursing home or...
Why Guilt is Often Part of the Nursing Home Scene
Let me start off this time with an obvious statement: nobody woke up this morning and said to him or herself, “I’d love to go live in a nursing home.”...
Are Your Pets Covered Under Your Estate Plan?
People love their pets. For most people, pets are considered family members. We care for them like they are our children, and we mourn for them when they are no...
How to Revoke a Power of Attorney
Over time, relationships between people can change for a myriad of reasons. If you have a durable power of attorney and circumstances has changed your relationship with appointed agent to...
VA Benefits for Vietnam War Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
The herbicide called Agent Orange was used during the Vietnam War to destroy foliage the enemy used for cover. After the war, Veterans experienced health issues that were attributed to...
Assisted Suicide and the Law
Assisted suicide is a controversial and emotional topic for both proponents and opponents alike. For now, no matter where you stand on assisted suicide, it remains illegal in most states,...
More Facts About VA Native American Direct Loans
Native American Direct Loans (NADLs) make home ownership a reality for Native American Veterans who want to buy or construct a new home or improve an existing one on Federal...