Housing options for seniors have been the subject of many articles and I have myself made it the subject of columns many times. One subject that has not received much attention, however, is what to do when long standing couples find that one of them needs additional help and the other does not. The need for additional assistance is always relative – a husband might experience physical difficulties while his wife might struggle with dementia, for instance. However, there are cases where one parent is perfectly healthy and the other needs some serious care and is likely to remain so. There are some alternatives.
Esquire, Colliton Law Associates, P.C. Janet Colliton has practiced law for over 38 years, 37 of them in Chester County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Her practice, Colliton Law Associates, PC, is limited to elder law, Medicaid, including advice, applications and appeals, and other benefits planning including Veterans benefits, life care and special needs planning, guardianships, retirement, and estate planning and administration.