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Is Alzheimer’s Disease Fatal?

Jun 29, 2017

By Rick Law of Law Elder Law. Rick hosts multiple seminars a month at the Estate, Asset Protection, and Retirement Tax law firm at LEL in Western Chicagoland in Illinois. There is a common misconception: that Alzheimer’s is not a fatal disease. Most people still do not realize the basics of Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is […]

Know Your Rights: Patient Transfers/Discharges

Jun 23, 2017

By Rick Law, elder law and estate planning attorney in Aurora, IL. Rick and his attorney daughter Diana Law are partners at the Estate, Asset, and Retirement Tax law firm of Law Elder Law. Although each state has its own rules regarding transfers and discharges, if the facility accepts Medicaid and/or Medicare, it is bound […]

Zen and the Art of Aging – a Seniors Guide

Jun 19, 2017

From the desk of Estate Planning attorney Rick L. Law of the Estate, Asset, and Retirement Tax law firm of Law Elder Law. Dale Chatfield was a man of simple and powerful virtues. His initiative, integrity, and personality drew people to him, and in turn, he enriched their lives. When Dale passed in 2014, he […]

Probate

Jun 17, 2017

Talking about what happens after you pass away isn’t an easy thing to do. Most people avoid it like the plague… and that’s normal! That being said, we have to remember that after we breathe our last breath, something does happen to our estate… whether we planned for it or not. Most people think that […]

Nursing Home Residents Can Still Participate in Their Own Care!

Jun 15, 2017

By Rick Law, elder law attorney and managing partner at the Estate, Asset, and Retirement Tax Law firm of Law Elder Law. LEL is a multi-generational law firm serving seniors and their families, and helping them prepare for changes to healthcare and retirement planning. Nursing home residents are entitled to manage their personal finances and […]

Diana Law selected as a Leading Lawyer

Jun 11, 2017

BY LEL’s Rick Law. Diana Law, and Rick Law are partners at the multi-generational law firm of Law Elder Law in Aurora, IL. The Estate, Asset and Retirement Tax law firm at Law Elder Law serve pre-retirees, retirees, seniors and their families. LEL’s own Attorney Diana Law has once again been selected as a Leading Lawyer […]

Protect Yourself From Needless Suffering!

Jun 08, 2017

By elderlaw and estate planning attorney Rick Law. Rick is founder and managing partner at the multi-generation Estate, Asset, and Retirement Tax Law firm of Law Elder Law in Aurora, Illinois. One of my friends is suffering from long term nerve pain, which is one of the most common complications caused by Shingles. Although Shingles […]

Alzheimer’s Disease and Home-Care

Jun 05, 2017

By Rick Law, elder law and estate planning attorney at the Estate, Asset and Retirement Tax Law Firm of Law Elder Law in Aurora, IL. Finding a dependable, trustworthy, long-term caregiver is something that families often grapple with… retaining a great caregiver is the other half of the struggle that families encounter when faced […]

A New Way to Think About Long-Term Care

Jun 03, 2017

By Attorney Rick Law of the Estate, Asset, and Retirement Tax Law Firm at Law Elder Law in West suburban Aurora. When we are asked by families to recommend a skilled care facility, our old refrain is; “Choose the care, not the curtains!” In other words, investigate what it’s like to live in a facility […]

Nursing Home Residents’ Rights

May 31, 2017

By Rick Law, founder and managing partner of Law Elder Law in Aurora, Illinois. At LEL, we know that the world has changed. Thankfully, we can help; We make the complex easy to understand. The Federal Nursing Home Reform Act lays out the rights of the residents. Under the federal act, a nursing home facility is […]

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