Elder Care & Estate Planning Blog

Apr

Estate Planning

Take Your Power Back from COVID-19: Estate Planning Steps to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones

Among the innovations of the late 20th and early 21st century is the 24-hour news cycle. Unfortunately, the amount of news available to us at all times of day means ...

Apr

Estate Planning

Does My Living Will Language Affect My Treatment if I Get COVID-19?

Blog last updated on June 21, 2021. Based on recent news and the availability of vaccines, we may be able to assume that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is ...

Apr

Elder Law

National Health Care Decisions Day is Approaching

National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is recognized on April 16 each year. Its purpose is to inspire, educate and empower the public and healthcare providers about the importance of advance care ...

Mar

covid19

What Can I Do When I Cannot Visit My Aging Loved One Due to COVID-19?

COVID-19 has changed all our lives in a dramatic way. Senior Living Communities are following the CDC recommendations and restricting all visitors, volunteers and any person considered non-essential. There are ...

Mar

Medicare Medicaid

My Spouse Needs a Nursing Home. What Will That Mean for Me?

The rules for Medicaid are complex, but they are complex for a reason. Medicaid works to prevent the healthy spouse (the “community spouse”) from being pushed into poverty by the ...

Mar

covid19

Flexible Meetings for Clients

COVID-19: Flexible Meetings for Clients In times of crisis, we tend to have heightened anxiety and increased stress. Please know that we understand the increased concerns and are here to ...

Feb

Dementia and Alzheimers Planning

Van Dyck Law Group Has Exiciting News to Share!

We have some very exciting things happening at Van Dyck Law Group! Fiona Van Dyck, Managing Attorney and Sheli Monacchio, Director of Life Care Resources recently attended the 2nd Annual ...

Feb

Retirement

Important Changes to the Tax Code for Retirement Accounts

As part of the spending bill passed by Congress and signed by the President in December 2019, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (otherwise known ...

Feb

Dementia and Alzheimers Planning

Is Alzheimer’s Disease Impacting You or Your Family?

In 2020, it’s estimated more than 5 million Americans will be affected by Alzheimer’s Disease, which is why Fiona Van Dyck has published two new books for people who have ...

Dec