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Thanksgiving Plans: The Five Most Important Things to Ask Your Parents This Week

By Miles Hurley | November 27, 2019

The holiday season is a busy time for those of us in the senior care industry. Many families only get together during this one time of the year, and this rare visit to aging parents usually brings up some undeniably critical issues. The holidays bring families together, and many adult children become painfully aware of…

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Do you Need an Aging Ally? Tips for Aging Alone

By Miles Hurley | September 18, 2019

  Many older adults are aging without a safety net.   The belief that every older adult has a concerned, competent, involved family member to help with medical decisions, legal decisions, bill paying, transportation, and other caregiving responsibilities is being shattered by reality.   Current data estimates that almost 30% of baby boomers will age…

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Hiring a Professional to be Your POA

By Hurley Elder Care Law | June 26, 2019

  For most aging adults, family members act as the health care and financial agents. Most of us have a spouse, adult child, sibling or other family member who is able and willing to be our agent(s). More and more frequently, however, we are hearing from elder orphans—or those who have no adult children, spouse…

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How Often Should You Update Your Documents?

By Hurley Elder Care Law | June 19, 2019

  Your estate planning documents should be updated regularly. They are not meant for you to “set it and forget it.”  We recommend that everyone follow the following rule of thumb for updating their advance directives: Whenever there is a new decade, death, diagnosis, divorce, decline, or change in domicile, it’s time to update your…

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Advance Care Planning Tools: The Georgia Advance Directive

By Hurley Elder Care Law | April 10, 2019

[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…

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A To Do List for Aging Loved Ones

By Hurley Elder Care Law | February 6, 2019

Last week we met with the adult children of an older couple that needs help. Dad was taking care of mom on a full time basis—she has been living with dementia for the last five years— until he had a stroke. Now mom is receiving 24/7 care from a home care agency while dad’s been…

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Hurley Elder Care Law Offers New CEs for 2019

By Hurley Elder Care Law | January 9, 2019

It is no secret that we enjoy sharing knowledge and information about best practices with other elder care professionals in Georgia (and across the country!). Last year, we spoke over 150 times and offered 73 different continuing education events. We are certified to offer continuing education credits to social workers via the Association of Social…

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Five Tips for Helping Your Divorced, Aging Parent

By Hurley Elder Care Law | June 6, 2018

My parents have been divorced for over three decades, and my mom has been very self-sufficient until recently. After a few scary instances with her heart and then a fall, we both decided that she should move from her home in California to Roswell to be closer to my family and me. I am glad…

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Setting up a Plan for Aging without Family

By Hurley Elder Care Law | May 23, 2018

“I just turned 74, and I’m still in great health; but I am concerned about my future. My husband died last year after living with dementia for 8 years. We have no children, and my only relative, a nephew, is now living in Alaska. I don’t know what will happen to me if I get…

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It’s Time to Write Your Will

By Miles Hurley | April 27, 2018

Get yourself a will because dying without one, “intestate,” is a drag for everyone. Not everyone has a will – even Prince died without one.  Imagine, all that money and one of the greatest performers didn’t spend a little of it on sorting out his estate. We know that death is inevitable, but we continue to…

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