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Caring for an elderly loved one is an essential step everyone must take at some point in life. As the middle class shrinks, this is unfortunately not a financially easy thing to do. Whether being the one to supervise an elderly loved one, hiring an at-home aide, or sending them to an assisted living facility, to ensure a beloved senior lives a high-quality life for the remainder of their years a families often must pay a fortune in medical and nursing care. Total costs can easily climb upwards of $100,000!
Even if the at-home aide is only there for a few hours a week, the hourly cost quickly adds up. With all the necessary fees, assisted living centers can easily cost several thousand dollars a month.
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Every year, these costs increase, making it difficult for the average family to stay afloat and afford quality care for their loved ones. While many families may earn too much money to qualify for certain government benefits, they don’t make enough to cover these costs of living on their own. This is where guidance from elder and special needs lawyer can help by offering a roadmap to finding proper care and benefits for your family.
An Elder & Special Needs Attorney Can Save Your Family Thousands of Dollars
The worst thing to do is try to tackle these costs on your own. With so many different benefits and the legal jargon surrounding it, figuring out what works best for your loved one can be as difficult as deciphering an unfamiliar language. For those who aren’t quite to this point, but want to plan for their future, figuring out a financial plan might seem like it would only be a few steps when it is so far from that.
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Don’t shoulder these important, financial decisions on your own. Unless you have a background in finance or law yourself, it is entirely possible that you will miss some detail that could have saved you even more money as incoming elder care costs.
Shalloway & Shalloway
Arnold Ruderman, a recent client of elder and special needs attorney Mark Shalloway spoke of his experience in looking for legal help for his estate and family law issues: I was in search of someone to help me with a will, financial and medical issue regarding my family and loved ones. We were in a position of trying to find the best financial options for our legal needs.” Mr. Ruderman described his experience with Mr. Shalloway thusly:
“Excellent, very professional, very thorough, easy, explained everything, transparent as far as the different options and we felt very comfortable with our attorney, Mark Shalloway, I felt he had valuable experience that I could trust and that could help me make the best legal and financial decisions for my family. He is very good at what he does.”
A quality elder law attorney will be able to take an unbiased approach to your case, opening doors for you that you never thought could be opened, and getting you exactly the results you require.
“When families reach out they are often middle-class– but not necessarily very wealthy,” according to Mark Shalloway, president of West Palm Beach elder law firm Shalloway & Shalloway says. “Some of our clients are pro-bono, but most are middle class. The middle class fall through the cracks because they don’t fit the requirements for benefits, and they are not quite wealthy enough to hire independent caregivers around the clock. They work hard—they could be teachers, or doctors, or journalists, or other good, hard working people who have saved and are facing Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson’s, or have a spouse or child with special needs. They can face these diseases for years—for the rest of their lives—and that can impoverish you. If we can do Medicaid planning, that can help.”
For 30 years, Shalloway & Shalloway has been South Florida’s premiere firm for all things elder law. The umbrella of elder law is a wide one, and the firm will cover it all– elder care, veterans benefits, Medicaid planning, estate planning, wills & trusts, and more. Mark Shalloway is known for his “plain English” approach to law. He lays everything out on the table for clients, because he wants them to be absolutely confident in the decisions they make. During such a stressful time in one’s life, clients need an attorney who will be honest and transparent with them. Shalloway and his staff will do just that.
Free Consultations & Free Virtual Seminars
If a client wants to learn a little more about the world of elder law before scheduling an appointment with Shalloway, they can attend one of his monthly seminars. This virtual program occurs via Zoom, and can help clients more comfortably navigate any of the areas of practice elder law encompasses.
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The law firm of Shalloway & Shalloway also offers free consultations for those who have many questions in are in need of some direction.
For more information on Shalloway & Shalloway, call 561-686-6200, or fill out this contact form.