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THOU SHALT NOT FEEL GUILTY! THOU SHALT NOT IGNORE THY OWN HEALTH! THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS! THOU SHALT NOT ALLOW ONESELF TO FEEL ISOLATED.  CALL UP A FRIEND OR FIND OUT ABOUT RESPITE CARE SO YOU CAN GET AWAY AND DO SOMETHING FUN! THOU SHALT NOT […]

Medicare is the national health insurance program for seniors over the age of 65. Medicare comes in parts. Part A is the primary hospital insurance component, which covers inpatient care in hospitals. It also covers hospice (end-of-life palliative care) and a very limited but important rehabilitation benefit for nursing homes and some home care. Part […]

To live as high a quality of life as possible in the face of aging and illness requires knowledge and resources. This course, rated among the most popular last session, offers actual take-away tools and knowledge that can save you big money, give you confidence, peace of mind and even laughter. With no selling of […]

Over fifteen years ago, we created a successful and comprehensive method of protecting our clients’ assets against the costs of long-term care. With our planning, our clients legally and ethically obtain government benefits often worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay towards home care, assisted living and nursing home care. Instead of spending down […]

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be very expensive but there are ways to make your long-term care dollars stretch. There are three primary methods of paying for nursing homes or assisted living facilities: (1) Private-paying with one’s own dollars; (2) using insurance that covers some or all of the cost of long-term care […]

Wall Street Journal columnist, Rachel Emma Silverman, reports on Caregiver Agreements in the September 7, 2006 edition of the national publication. Our own Scott Solkoff provided background, client stories and is quoted in the article. Scott Solkoff co-counseled the successful appellate case which paved the way for the use of personal care agreements. The article […]

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On Monday, May 1st, 2006 the United States Supreme Court set a new and helpful precedent in the resolution of liens in personal injury cases. The following article provides a summary of the case. A link to the actual text of the case follows the article. Solkoff Legal, P.A. does not seek representation in personal […]

A “Pooled” Special Needs Trust is a big master trust which has many sub-trusts joined to it. Pooled special needs trusts have many of the same characteristics as individual special needs trusts but there are some significant differences. Like an individual special needs trust, a pooled special needs trust exempts trust assets from being counted […]

If your client receives a settlement award, the settlement award may hurt rather than help the client by causing the client to lose vital current and/or future government benefits. Often, a client is receiving Medicaid, SSI, Food Stamps, housing assistance or other need-based government benefits. These benefits, particularly Medicaid health insurance, are often irreplaceable or […]