{"id":25426,"date":"2018-03-21T20:48:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T20:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?p=25426"},"modified":"2018-03-21T20:49:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T20:49:14","slug":"long-term-care-planning-crucial-mortellaro-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/long-term-care-planning-crucial-mortellaro-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Why long-term care planning is crucial (Mortellaro &#8211; 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why long-term care planning is crucial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While a will is the main foundation of your long-term care planning, there are now several additional legal pieces involved in a through elder care plan for the second half of life. Aside from the will, there are things like living trusts, Medicaid planning, and asset protection planning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to make the proper preparations so your loved ones are prepared and ready for whatever legal or financial challenges they face. The first step in this process is to speak with a qualified elder law attorney who can<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Assisted living or skilled nursing facilities can cost anywhere from $3,000 to $15,000 a month. With these high prices, it\u2019s important to understand the best way to financially prepare. A couple of options are to self-insure, which is a great strategy for medium or large estates. You can also get traditional long-term care insurance for those that are healthy and can afford higher premiums. And then there\u2019s Medicaid, where the advice and guidance of an elder law attorney can be beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to begin developing a plan before the health of a loved one begins to decline. If you notice your health, or the health of your spouse declining, it\u2019s important to ensure the proper documents and legal proceedings are in place. Otherwise, a competency evaluation may be required by the court.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The goal of long term care planning is more than just creating a will \u2014\u00a0it\u2019s to educate you and your family, as well as put you at ease for the future. These are legal, financial and personal decisions that a trusted attorney should guide you through. Contact the law offices of Mortellaro Law today for a consultation on your best interests and steps to take for long-term care planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why long-term care planning is crucial &nbsp; While a will is the main foundation of your long-term care planning, there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[858,1050,1874],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-estate-planning","category-elder-law","category-estate-planning-attorney"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why long-term care planning is crucial (Mortellaro - 1) - MMG Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/long-term-care-planning-crucial-mortellaro-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why long-term care planning is crucial (Mortellaro - 1)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why long-term care planning is crucial &nbsp; 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