Bipartisan Policy Center Working on Long-Term Care Plan
It's hardly news that with more than 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day we have a looming long-term care crisis -- not this year, or even this decade, but beginning in about 20 years when the leading edge of the baby boomer generation begins turning 85. So far, as a nation our efforts to deal with current needs for long-term care are a mishmash of public and private half solutions.
Click here to learn how the Bipartisan Policy Center is addressing this challenge. |
Attend LSSW: Guardianship and Conservatorship
We are combining our First Monday Lunch for Professionals with our popular Law School for Social Workers for June and September. In June, Rebecca J. Benson will present on Guardianship and Conservatorship.
One CEU Social Worker credit is available and non-social workers are also welcome, but seating is limited and registration is required.
The program will be from noon to 1:00 p.m. at our Copley Square office in Boston and lunch will be served.
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Advance Medical Directives: There's an App for That
An advance directive gives instructions on the kind of medical care you would like to receive if you become unable to express those wishes yourself. In Massachusetts, you can use a health care proxy to appoint a friend or family member to make medical decisions for you when your are unable to do so for yourself.
This important document won't be of much use in an emergency if it's tucked away in a safe deposit box or file cabinet somewhere. That's why the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging has developed the app My Health Care Wishes, which allows you to import and store your advance directive, along with other critical information, on your smartphone so that it's there for medical decision-making anytime, anywhere.
Click here to learn more about the app.
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Using a Special Needs Trust to Plan for Children With Special Needs
Most parents of kids with special needs face a lot of challenges when it comes to estate planning. Their most common concerns include: - How to create a trust fund for their child while ensuring that he will always have access to important public benefits.
- How to ensure that the funds are properly managed.
- How to ensure that the siblings and other family members are not overly burdened with the responsibility of caring for the disabled child.
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