Elder Care & Estate Planning Blog

Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
The American Geriatrics Society recently published a list of the “Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question”. These are useful (more…)
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)
Why the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) might be the Medicaid program you have been hoping to find The (more…)
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program expands coverage by increasing the income limits for single and married couples. The Elderly (more…)
Communicating with Health Care Providers
Communicating with Health Care Providers
Today’s guest blog is by Anne Markowitz Recht, LMSW, CMC of AMR Care Group. AMR Care Group is a comprehensive (more…)
Crossfit Bastion Hosts 2014 Murph Challenge To BenefitT Lt. Micheal P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Crossfit Bastion Hosts 2014 Murph Challenge To BenefitT Lt. Micheal P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Daniel Murphy, Father of Hero Navy SEAL, to Be Guest Speaker Tully Law, P.C. to Sponsor Event Melville, NY — (more…)
New York Increases Estate Tax Threshold
New York Increases Estate Tax Threshold
As of April 1, 2014 New York State has doubled its estate tax exemption from $1,000,000 to $2,062,500. The exemption (more…)
Inheritance Decisions
Inheritance Decisions
Members of the baby boom generation, which is comprised of about 79 million individuals, are now inheriting large funds from (more…)
Pacemakers and End of Life Directives
Pacemakers and End of Life Directives
Millions of people have pacemakers and/or defibrillators implanted to assist with cardiovascular issues. If you are one of these people (more…)
Facts to Know About Medicaid Asset Recovery
Facts to Know About Medicaid Asset Recovery
You may be wondering if I enroll in Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, can I lose my home or (more…)
Alzheimer’s vs. Dementia
Alzheimer’s vs. Dementia
Many people use the terms “Dementia” and “Alzheimer’s Disease” interchangeably without realizing that there is actually a difference between the (more…)