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WHAT ARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND WHY DO I NEED THEM?
The legal battle over the life of Terri Shiavo, age 26 when she went into coma, caused many people to stop and think about end…
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IN THE STATE’S DISCUSSION ON REDUCING MEDICAID FUNDING IS THERE SOMETHING MORE SOUTH CAROLINA CITIZENS SHOULD KNOW?
Yes. First, Medicaid in South Carolina is over a dozen different programs. One program covers only poor children and another severely handicapped children whose parents…
WHO SHOULD CONSIDER DOING MEDICAID PLANNING FOR NURSING HOME CARE AND WHEN SHOULD ONE START?
People of modest means with total assets between $25,000 to $500,000 should talk with an elder law attorney about Medicaid planning. Planning may be addressed…
SHOULD I HAVE A LIVING WILL OR A HEALTH CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY?
April 16th is National Health Care Decisions Day. Health care decision making involves considerations about personal preferences, the role of other family members and physicians,…
WHAT IS LEGAL CAPACITY, AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU?
A person’s legal capacity has to do with wide ranges of ability and understanding when it comes to making decisions. Different levels of capacity satisfy…
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR VIETNAM VETERANS WITH PARKINSON’S, B CELL LEUKEMIAS, AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
On October 13, 2009, Veteran’s Affairs Secretary Shinseki established service connection for Vietnam veterans with three conditions; Parkinson’s, B cell leukemias, and ischemic heart disease.…
LONG-TERM CARE FOR SENIOR VETERANS
In 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11th as Armistice Day to honor those veterans that served in World War I. In 1954, President Eisenhower…
I HAD MY ESTATE DOCUMENTS DONE SOME YEARS AGO AND NOW I’M ENTERING HOSPICE.
The doctor says it will be a matter of weeks. Is there anything more I need to know or do? This week I had the…
SSI FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
The Social Security Administration (hereinafter SSA) considers income and disability as two separate eligibility factors for childhood Supplemental Security Income (hereinafter SSI) benefits. SSI is…
WHAT KIND OF FUNERAL RELATED BENEFITS ARE AVAILABLE TO VETERANS?
When my Father passed some years ago the flag ceremony performed by two active duty sailors at his grave side was part of the memorial…