What you should know about paying nursing home care

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By Linda T. Cammuso Receiving care in a nursing home is a scenario that many seniors will face. Whether it’s a short-term rehab stay following...

Helping your adult children with their finances

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By Linda T. Cammuso The United States economy is slowly recovering in the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression. Still,...

Durable Powers of Attorney: Not so durable after all?

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By Linda T. Cammuso A Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA), sometimes called just a “Power of Attorney,” is a legal document that allows you to...

The basics of Medicaid: What you can and cannot keep

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By Margot Birke In order to understand Medicaid qualifications, you first need to know how Medicaid treats your assets. Basically, Medicaid breaks your assets down...

Urge your adult children to have their own estate plan

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By Linda T. Cammuso Most informed seniors have an estate plan, but what about their adult children? All too often, estate planning is perceived as...

Who was supposed to be watching grandma?

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By Cathleen Summers For family caregivers the added stress of the holidays with decorating, shopping, parties and keeping up with all the family traditions is...

Medicaid/MassHealth: Emphasizing the need to plan

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By Linda T. Cammuso Nursing home care or the need for long-term-care services is among the most serious financial burden a senior will experience in...

Estate planning: you can’t afford to wait

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f you’re like most people, you probably have a list of reasons why you haven’t established your estate plan.

DOMA Decision: What it means for estate planning

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By Linda T. Cammuso The Commonwealth of Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage in 2004. While the intent was to put same-sex couples on equal footing with...

Who should you leave that diamond ring to?

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By Linda T. Cammuso A new client recently told me that he has been delaying the task of updating his will since his wife passed...