Long Island elder law attorneys help you to make plans to provide for your loved ones even if something happens to you. There are many different steps that you might have to take to provide adequately for your loved ones. One of those steps may involve purchasing life insurance. Purchasing life insurance makes sense for many people to ensure their loved ones are provided for. Mark S. Eghrari & Associates, PLLC can help you to determine if you should buy life insurance as a part of your … [Read more...]
A Long-Term Care Plan Covering Elderly People is Ending
Long Island Medicaid lawyers help seniors to afford the costs of home healthcare or nursing home care when they need these types of assistance. Long-term care is very expensive and most seniors are not able to afford the costs of care out-of-pocket. Unfortunately, Medicare typically pays nothing at all for long-term care, which means that if seniors do not make a plan to get their care costs covered, they could end up impoverishing themselves as they struggle to pay for care costs. A Long … [Read more...]
Are You Making These Retirement Planning Mistakes?
Long Island elder law lawyers help you with making plans for your future. Many people know that elder law attorneys help you to plan for end of life issues and help you to secure your legacy. However, this is not the only type of help that attorneys can offer. Mark S. Eghrari & Associates, PLLC can also provide you with assistance making a retirement plan. Retirement planning is something everyone needs to do, and it is something that too few people do correctly. It is common for people … [Read more...]
Elder Fraud Prevention Initiative Launched
An elder law attorney helps seniors to protect their assets and to protect themselves from various types of abuse, including physical abuse and financial abuse. Unfortunately, many seniors are victimized by caregivers, by nursing home staff members, and by scammers who think that elderly people are easy marks. Being proactive in preventing fraud is vital for seniors, especially as elder abuse has reached epidemic levels. Mark S. Eghrari & Associates PLLC is here to provide assistance in the … [Read more...]
What Does Custodial Care Mean and Why Does it Matter?
A nursing home attorney is an invaluable advocate as you make plans to get nursing home care for yourself or for a loved one. An experienced attorney at Mark S. Eghrari & Associates PLLC can help you to research care facilities, check citations and past complaints, and otherwise take steps to make certain that a facility you chose is a high-quality care facility that is right for you. Because getting high quality nursing home care can be very expensive, we also assist you in … [Read more...]
Are There Alternatives to Nursing Home Care?
A Smithtown nursing home attorney can provide assistance to people who require nursing home care as a result of age, injury, or disability. According to the Wall Street Journal, a person who has reached the age of 65 has a 40 percent chance of ending up in a nursing home for at least some period of time and has a 20 percent chance of needing to stay in a nursing home for a period of no less than five years. Nursing homes can be extremely costly, and many seniors want to avoid them because they … [Read more...]
CDPAP Helps Keep Seniors in Their Homes
Long Island elder law attorneys help seniors to make plans in case they need long term care in their future. One of the many things that most older people want as they look ahead to their future is the ability to stay independent and remain in their homes as long as possible. Moving to an assisted living facility or nursing home is typically something that people are reluctant to do, even when it comes to a point where living alone is difficult or impossible and care is needed. Mark S. … [Read more...]
Where Can Caregivers of Elderly Seniors Get Support?
Long Island elder law attorneys provide representation to people who are coping with serious medical issues. If you have been diagnosed with a debilitating illness or if you are concerned about the rising risk of developing serious illness as you get older, you should talk with Mark S. Eghrari & Associates PLLC to find out how you can control what happens to you at the end of your life and to find out about ways to protect your legacy. When a health issue does develop, it is not just … [Read more...]
How Big of a Problem is Elder Abuse?
Long Island elder law lawyers can provide help to seniors in researching nursing home and long-term care options. The goal is to find a care facility or a care provider who will treat seniors with respect and who will help to ensure the senior who is being cared for has the highest quality of life possible given the senior's physical and mental health. Unfortunately, in many cases, seniors are not treated appropriately by the people who are supposed to be caring for them. Elder abuse is a … [Read more...]
Nurses Charged In Death of Elderly Patient
A Long Island elder law attorney represents seniors and their families in addressing the issues that can arise as people begin to get older. One big concern that many people have as they start to age is a concern about what will happen if they need long term care. This is a justified concern, because getting nursing home care or home healthcare can be very expensive. Not only do you need to worry about high costs, but it is also important to research facilities that provide care, or home … [Read more...]
