Ensuring the Safety and Comfort of Older Adults
Florida law is always changing and legal topics can easily become complex. Here, our legal team offers helpful blog posts to share the relevant information that will help you understand the law and recent changes that may affect you or your loved ones.
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Why "I Care a Lot" Would not Work in Florida I Care a Lot is a great new movie from Netflix that touches on guardianship law. Learn how this movie would not work in Florida, fortunately. -
2021 Medicaid Transfer Penalty Update The Florida Department of Children and Families updated the long-term care transfer penalty divisor for 2021. Learn more on our elder law webpage -
Dementia Do’s and Don’ts: Helpful Tips for Communicating With Your Loved One Communicating with a loved one who is showing signs of dementia can be challenging and test anyone's patience. Read our helpful tips on what to do and not do. -
More Elder Exploitation in Tampa More local elder exploitation was announced from a Tampa caregiver. See what our elder law attorney says about exploitation and ways to help prevent it. -
How Your Estate Plan Can Help Prevent Elder Exploitation Elder exploitation is a serious problem in Florida. Here are some tips from our Pinellas Guardianship attorneys on how your estate plan can help prevent this. -
When Powers of Attorney Cannot Stop a Guardianship Living trusts, least restrictive alternatives and reasons why durable powers of attorney may fail to prevent a guardianship. Our Pinellas attorney explains. -
Your Living Will and Covid-19 Worried about how COVID-19 affects your living will or advance directives? What will the hospital think about resuscitation? Florida attorney discusses more -
Florida Long-Term Care Medicaid and the $1,200 Stimulus Payment What if your elder is on Florida Medicaid for long-term care, how does the $1,200 coronavirus stimulus payment effect their Medicaid, income, and assets? -
Estate Planning During a Pandemic - Part II With coronavirus a pandemic, hear from Florida our estate planning attorney's on what to do now regarding wills, preparation, incapacity planning and more. -
Estate Planning and Coronavirus In the event coronavirus comes to Florida, you need your estate plan, will or trust in order. Here are some important matters to consider in preparation. -
Caregivers Solutions Radio Interview with Arden Courts Attorney D. "Rep" DeLoach III and Arden Court's Marcia Teele discuss and answer questions on what caregivers can do for their patients. -
Fifth Annual Caregivers Conference Rep DeLoach was invited back to speak at the Fifth Annual Caregivers Conference. Watch Rep's presentation titled What’s in your Future Legal Tool Box here. -
10 Areas of Stress for Caregivers Here are 10 areas of stress for elderly and dementia caregivers from a Florida elder law and Medicaid attorney. Learn about Medicaid and asset planning. -
Florida 2022 Long-Term Care Medicaid Eligibility Standards 2022 financial eligibility limits for Florida long-term care Medicaid, including income asset limits, Medicare co-pays, for nursing home and assisted living. -
Our Own Brush with George H. W. Bush As our nation mourns the death of George H.W. Bush, I was reminded of helping a client who served in his air squadron in WWII.