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Janna Dutton & Associates, P.C.
Attorneys at Law
One North LaSalle Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60602
312-899-0950
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This
Month's Articles:
· 2007 Long-Term Care
Insurance Price Index Announced
· Avoid Sibling
Disputes Over Caregiving By Putting It in Writing
· Book Review: Why
Wills Won't Work
· Spouses' Guesses
About End-of-Life Wishes Not Always Accurate
· Assisted Living
Company Begins Purge of Residents on Medicaid
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2007 Long-Term Care Insurance Price Index Announced
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A
55-year-old individual considering long-term care insurance protection
can expect to pay $665 a year if married or $1,075 if single, according
to the 2007 Long-Term Care Insurance Price Index.
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Avoid Sibling Disputes Over Caregiving By Putting It
in Writing
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Caring
for an elder parent can be stressful for families. Siblings may disagree
over how care should be provided or where a parent will live. If these
squabbles escalate into a guardianship battle, it can cost the family
thousands of dollars. To avoid this, lawyers have begun drafting sibling
agreements (also called family care agreements).
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Book Review: Why Wills Won't Work
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 The
author, elder law attorney Armond Budish, explains why the most common
planning strategies are not sufficient to protect assets and how his
customized method ensures designated heirs will receive their intended
inheritances.
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Spouses' Guesses About End-of-Life Wishes Not Always
Accurate
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Most
older adults who are married name their spouses to make health care
decisions for them should they become incapacitated and unable to convey
their wishes to care providers. But how accurate are spouses at knowing
what their spouse would want to do in a particular situation?
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Assisted Living Company Begins Purge of Residents on
Medicaid
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In
April 2007, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., which operates assisted
living facilities in 17 states, began evicting Medicaid recipients living
in its facilities and refusing entry to applicants who are on Medicaid.
So far, the company has evicted about 40 residents from facilities in
Nebraska and Texas.
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