New Legislation Passed for Special Needs Trusts

Yesterday, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act.  This includes a subsection known as the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act. Effective immediately, disabled persons with capacity can now establish and sign their own special needs trust. Previously, the law only allowed a parent, grandparent, guardian or court could establish a first party special needs…

Gift Ideas for Nursing Home Residents

While this is a repeat of a blog from several years ago, it may be a help to some of you as we enter this holiday season. The best gift that you can give to a nursing home resident is a visit. If you cannot visit or want to do something extra for the holidays…

Paying Home Health Care Workers

We are frequently asked questions about how to pay home health care workers. Unfortunately, the cash arrangements that many people use to pay caregivers are not legal and we need to discuss the risks and liabilities of this practice. It can be very confusing for the consumer to distinguish when a home health care worker…