Category Archives for Elder Law
ABLE Accounts Expand Their Reach
In the often discouraging search to locate help for disabled clients since last year’s passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, one bright spot, although unrelated to that legislation, is a federal law that went into effect on January 1, 2026. The ABLE Age Adjustment Act is a long awaited measure passed without major controversy […]
Continue readingRetirement Options and Choices, What Has Changed?
When I first began my practice in elder law in Chester County, Pennsylvania the choices retirees confronted varied quite a bit from those faced today. Generally speaking, clients in the Philadelphia suburbs where most of my clients were located then, were typical “middle class” couples, individuals, and families who were neither extremely wealthy nor seriously […]
Continue readingIndecision and Decision – Continuing Care Retirement Communities
If you are approaching retirement or have already arrived you probably have received one – or several – invitations to come to a social and consider a new or established Continuing Care Retirement Community. The choices can be daunting. When I first began my elder law practice years ago choices were more limited. Today, especially […]
Continue readingAttorneys Meet in Harrisburg and Discuss Big Beautiful Bill
Every summer the Pennsylvania Bar Institute holds its annual Elder Law Institute, usually in Harrisburg, which is a two day intensive review for elder law attorneys into current issues in the elder law and estate fields. This year was no exception and my daughter, Alisa, and I made our way to the Harrisburg Hilton last […]
Continue readingSome Timely Recommendations for Persons on Medicaid
While the country is waiting for results in the United States Senate regarding a current budget proposal referred to variously as a Big Beautiful Bill which could impact large numbers of U.S. Medicaid recipients, current Medicaid recipients may be wondering what actions to take, if any, now regarding their own healthcare. Because we do not […]
Continue readingCCRC’s What You Need To Know Before Signing
Continuing Care Retirement Communities in the US have become a staple of everyday living and a common topic of conversation among seniors trying to determine whether they should stay at home or move to an environment specially adapted to provide for their needs as they age. There is no lack of opportunity to learn generally […]
Continue readingPennsylvania/Florida Snowbird Issues for Elder Law and Estates Business
If you tried to reach me or my daughter and paralegal, Alisa, last Friday we took some time to attend the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (PAELA) Winter Conference at Bedford Springs, Bedford, Pennsylvania. While I attended the many programs updating the rules and laws, Alisa had an opportunity to socialize with the group […]
Continue readingMuddling Through Is Stressful With Post Covid Changes
For several months now at least it has come to my attention that the stresses people are subject to post-COVID are very different from the stressors most of us experienced before. This is important to my law practice partially because, as an elder law attorney, my office is dealing with clients often under stress either […]
Continue readingHow Old Is Old Depends On the Individual
As an elder law attorney the question inevitably arises in my practice “what is old?” Is old a specific age beyond which you can be expected to decline physically and mentally from then on out? If such an age exists what is that age? I have not defined it to date and have seen many […]
Continue readingWhat Certification Means In Elder Law
Recently, I had the opportunity to review my Certification in Elder Law, a designation referred to as Certified Elder Law Attorney or CELA, and it occurred to me that many, probably most, people do not know what certification in elder law means or how attorneys receive that designation. There are only about 500 Certified Elder […]
Continue readingPlan Early But Keep Changing the Plan to Age Well
Many of the plans our office handles are what we call “crisis plans.” While crisis planning may seem a contradiction in terms the thought being that, if there had been planning there would not be a crisis, this is not necessarily so. Stuff happens. Plans change. After thinking through a well considered plan for future […]
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