by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | May 13, 2021 | Estate Planning, Sentinel Articles
Before you decide to put your home in an irrevocable trust, it is important to have a basic understanding of what you are doing and why. Keystone Elder Law PC would not help you to do this without counseling to make sure than you have some understanding of both...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | May 4, 2021 | Aging, Sentinel Articles
As we turn the calendar to May and highlight “Older Americans Month,” older adults in our society continue to battle the stigma of ageism. On my husband’s 30th birthday, I threw him a surprise party complete with decorations containing that familiar saying, “Over the...
by Patrick Cawley | Apr 19, 2021 | Estate Planning, Health information, Sentinel Articles
As a car accident victim lies unconscious in a hospital bed, a group of strangers who make up the hospital’s ethics committee meets to decide this patient’s future. The committee will decide what life-saving measures will be taken for this patient. The committee...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Apr 14, 2021 | Health information, Sentinel Articles
Have you received the COVID vaccination? If not, why? If so, what happens next? Governor Wolf said that two-thirds of Pennsylvania’s 1A priority status category has been vaccinated. President Biden says that a vaccination should be available to all...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Apr 8, 2021 | Family Living, Finances, Sentinel Articles
Ideally, families provide care out of love. Compensation is a secondary concern, and family resources are shared as a token of appreciation. However, for many families during economically challenging times, the lines between ownership of parents’ and their children’s...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Mar 29, 2021 | Finances, Nursing Homes, Sentinel Articles
This article is directed primarily to the attention of adult children who have parents living in Pennsylvania. If care in a nursing home becomes necessary, under PA law the children could potentially have financial liability for the cost of this care. Many families...
