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Held Hostage by Hoarding Part II – Keystone Elder Law
Last week’s column addressed some background information related to the disorder of hoarding. Many people with this disorder do not recognize the health and safety issues which can result from excessive hoarding, or the emotional distress that others in the household...
Held Hostage by Hoarding – Keystone Elder Law
The coming of spring is sometimes associated with the ritual of a thorough housecleaning. Spring cleaning may be connected historically to the Iranians and Chinese, who clean their homes in anticipation of the start of a new year; or to the Jewish culture, in which...
Caregiving and Resistance to Assistance – Keystone Elder Law
Your older adult family member living “independently” at home could benefit from some assistance such as companionship, housekeeping services, meal preparation, or personal care; but absolutely refuses to consider the idea. This scenario plagues many families with...
Be Wise About Probate and Inheritance Taxes – Keystone Elder Law
One aspect of the practice of elder law encompasses assisting individuals with administering estates of their loved ones. Many people are unfamiliar with the probate process, the terminology, and the deadlines involved in properly administering an estate. This...
Dying With Debt – Keystone Elder Law
When a loved ones passes away we often are overwhelmed by grief. When a loved one passes away with a multitude of debts, this feeling of being overwhelmed can increase greatly. Family members do not fully understand how to deal with these debts. In fact, there is a...
Financing a Family Caregiver Agreement with Home Equity — Part 2 – Keystone Elder Law
Last week’s article gave an overview of options for how a frail, aging person might arrange to remain in their home environment with a creative family caregiving arrangement. Sometimes live-in family caregivers, long-term care insurance, or home care services...
Financing a Family Caregiver Agreement with Home Equity – Keystone Elder Law
Part I of II Rarely, if ever, does anyone express a preference to leave their home to receive care in a licensed personal care home or skilled nursing facility. There truly is no place like home. Often, the final wish of a parent’s last will and testament is to give...
Curious About Cremation? – Keystone Elder Law
For those individuals who are willing to think about and plan ahead for death, or for families who have had to make choices regarding deceased loved ones, one of the major questions which arises is burial or cremation? The disposition of human remains has changed over...
Flustered By Funerals? – Keystone Elder Law
People think and converse about many different subjects including their profession, events in their daily lives, their plans for the future, current local and world events, and people they know; just to name a few. However, unless one has recently attended a funeral...
Challenging Historical Beliefs Regarding Grief
Did you ever find yourself smiling or laughing soon after the death of a loved one, and felt a sense of guilt about it? Or have you known someone who appeared to be functioning “normally” shortly after a significant loss, and felt concern that the person might be in...
