ELG Estate Planning Blog

What Are the Goals of Asset Protection Estate Planning?

The overall goal of Asset Protection Estate Planning is to insulate your assets from creditors, or in the case of Long-Term Care planning, from the nursing home and/or the state of Washington. Asset protection involves very specific legal documents to protect the...

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The Crisis for Caregiver Children Who Are Still Working

In previous posts, we have discussed the dilemma of the unpaid family caregiver and the impact that the role has on a senior’s Long-Term Care plan. An article in The Atlantic emphasizes the plight of the family caregiver, often a middle-aged daughter who still works...

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The Importance of Having a LTC Care Plan

A recent MarketWatch article warns of the dangers of failing to create and implement a Long-Term Care plan while you are still healthy and able to do so. While it is admittedly difficult to think about aging, future incapacity and death while you are still in the...

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1 in 4 Seniors Do Not Discuss End-of-Life Care

Even though advocates for senior citizens, nursing homes, and other healthcare professionals all have emphasized the need to plan for issues related to the end of life early on, a new study at the University of California, San Francisco, found that more than...

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Special Needs Trust Fairness Act Signed Into Law

Parents, grandparents, legal guardians, and courts all can create special needs trusts for a disabled individual in order to help finance his or her Long-Term Care needs. In order to qualify for Medicaid, an individual normally would be subject to certain income...

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Start-Ups for Making Decisions About End-of-Life Care

As our population ages, it is estimated that about 2.6 million die annually in the United States. While the death care industry has remained very traditional in terms of its operations and pricing, some new and innovative businesses are appearing in an attempt to...

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