Florida Elder Law Office Blog

Necessary Notice to Hospitalized Seniors Delayed by CMS

Any one of a number of Seniors have had this terrible situation happen to them, so common that a federal law was enacted last year to protect them. Here’s the common scenario. Hazel, a 89 year old, has a bad fall and is taken to the hospital. She has a variety of medical tests, treatments

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Reverse Mortgages: How Can One Help You?

Q & A with Larry Brooks, a Reverse Mortgage Consultant As an elder law attorney, it is my goal to ensure my clients have considered all their options in their later years, particularly on how to fund long term care. I frequently get questions about the benefits and downsides of Reverse Mortgages. I’ve invited Larry

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Why We Didn’t Know About Gene Wilder’s Illness: A Client-Centered Estate Plan

Most of us were surprised by learning Gene Wilder suffered from Alzheimers. Yet, as estate planning and elder care lawyers, we have to be in awe of how well he [obviously] planned for the time when he wouldn’t have capacity and how his care would be handled until his peaceful demise. We didn’t learn of

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Lowering Your Capital Gains Taxes

Although it is often said that nothing is certain except death and taxes, the one tax you may be able to avoid or minimize most through planning is the tax on capital gains. Here’s what you need to know to do such planning: What is capital gain? Capital gain is the difference between the “basis” in property

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