Posts by Hurley Elder Care Law
Going Beyond Advance Directives: The POLST
Our last few blogs and newsletters have been focusing on advance directives. We are passionate about all Georgians completing an advance directive for healthcare. Some may need more than an advance directive. Advance directives can be misinterpreted, misplaced, or disregarded. The advance directive tells healthcare professionals generally what types of treatment you may want…
Read MoreAdvance Care Planning Tools: Critical Conditions
We are passionate about Georgians completing their advance care plans, and we strongly urge Georgians to complete the Georgia Advance Directive for Healthcare. The Georgia Advance Directive, however, is not the only advance care planning document available. In previous blogs, we have explored, Five Wishes and PREPARE for Your Care. Today’s blog is all…
Read MoreAdvance Care Planning Tools: PREPARE for Your Care
We are passionate about Georgians completing their advance care plans, and we strongly urge Georgians to complete the Georgia Advance Directive for Healthcare. The Georgia Advance Directive, however, is not the only advance care planning document available. In our last blog, we explored Five Wishes. Today we’re exploring PREPARE for Your Care PREPARE for…
Read MoreAdvance Care Planning Tools: Five Wishes
We are passionate about Georgians completing their advance care plans, and we strongly urge Georgians to complete the Georgia Advance Directive for Healthcare (see our last blog and the downloadable form). The Georgia Advance Directive, however, is not the only advance care planning document available. Five Wishes In 1997, Aging with Dignity wrote “Five…
Read MoreAdvance Care Planning Tools: The Georgia Advance Directive
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The Georgia Advance Directive for Healthcare was adopted by the Georgia legislature and put in place by the Department of Human Resources Division of Aging Services on July 1, 2007. It was created to replace the old living will and power of attorney for healthcare. Prior to 2007, Georgians could…
Read MoreApple Watch Series 4: New Fall Detection & ECG for the Win
My mother-in-law is prone to seizures! She lost her husband in 2009 and lives in a big two-story house by herself. Over the past couple of years, she has had more incidents of blacking out and falling. Mine, and my wife’s biggest concern, is that she has no one there to know when an…
Read MoreFinding an Elder Law Specialist in Georgia: Certified Elder Law Attorneys
Attorneys, just like many other professionals, can choose to be generalists or specialists. When dealing with elder law matters, it is important for every client to know the difference between an attorney who specialized in elder law and one who dabbles in elder law. “There’s an attorney in my congregation who can help me…
Read MoreThe Lives of Elder Orphans
By now, many of us have heard of the term “Elder Orphan.” An elder orphan has no adult children, spouse or companion to rely on for company, assistance or input. This growing issue has captured the attention of the news media in the last 6 months: Kaiser Health News: Without Safety Net Of Kids…
Read MoreFive Things to Know about the Power of Attorney in Georgia
No one likes thinking about their own or their loved one’s potential incapacity. Unfortunately, many of us will likely find ourselves in need of a financial agent, or someone to step into our shoes and act on our behalf for all financial matters. Almost every day I drive on I-285 here in Atlanta (one of…
Read MoreDigital Estate Plans
I’m sure you saw the headlines in February for the sudden death of QuadrigaCX’s CEO Gerald Cotten. He allegedly died with the business’s passwords, meaning that their 115,000 users couldn’t access their accounts that were valued at over $188 million. The time has come for us all to create a digital estate plan just…
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