The Benefits of Choosing a Dementia-Focused Law Firm
For the first time in the history of the legal profession, a new breed of lawyers has emerged in the field of dementia-focused law....
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Kimberly Hegwood
Mar 3, 20212 min read
The Inextricable Link Between Long-Term Planning and Freedom
There are many opinions on the keys to success and what it means to live a happy, fulfilling lifestyle. Hard work and discipline can get...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 7, 20202 min read
Your Parent is Hospitalized: Medicaid and Elder Care Planning to Do Now
When a parent ends up in the hospital, it can be frightening. But it can also be chaotic if your parents have not yet thought about their...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 24, 20193 min read
Figuring Out What To Do When Your Family Fails To Live Up To Their Promises
They say blood is thicker than water, but sometimes promises made between family members don’t hold water. Some of the most heart-rending...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 22, 20182 min read
Starting the Long-Term Care Planning Process
These days, people are living longer and longer. Growing older is a fact of life, and yet many families are not prepared to face the...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Feb 5, 20182 min read
Long-Term Care Facilities Required to Request Guardianship Orders
When a loved one becomes mentally or physically incapacitated and unfit to care for themselves on their own it is a devastating issue...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 24, 20172 min read
Navigating Long-Term Care Insurance with Your Houston Elder Lawyer
In our modern era, Americans are living longer, fuller lives. We are fortunate to be getting more and more quality years in the typical...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Apr 20, 20172 min read
Houston Elder Lawyer Answers, “When should I start planning for long-term care?”
One of the most frequently asked questions our Houston elder lawyers receive is, “When should we start planning for long-term care?” The...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 3, 20162 min read
Shop Around for Medigap Insurance
There’s quite a range of prices for Medicare supplement insurance (Medigap) policies, and there’s a good chance you can decrease the cost...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 29, 20162 min read
Don’t Be Shy: Talk to Parents About the Future
The challenge of helping aging parents is a most common issue. For example, a man’s father, who recently was diagnosed with dementia,...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 15, 20162 min read
Professor Researching the Brain to Find Location of Financial Competency Issues
The National Institute on Aging has announced that scientists are now using magnetic resonance imaging of the brain to examine those...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 14, 20163 min read
Reverse Mortgages Are Back in Style
One couple who wanted to live in a community for people 55 and older in an area they had always admired used a reverse mortgage to...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 12, 20162 min read
Private Medicaid Managers Criticized for Slow Payments
One state’s private Medicaid managers are coming under scrutiny for failing to pay bills on time. Iowa’s warning: if private Medicaid...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Jul 27, 20162 min read
Exploring Long-Term Care
The Huffington Post says that more than 40% of people over age 65 need care in a nursing home for some period of time. The article, “What...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Jul 11, 20162 min read
Can You Believe That 10,000 Baby Boomers Turned 65 Today?
While most baby boomers in their 60s are healthy, many Americans will have health issues when they reach their 70s. With sicknesses like...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Jul 7, 20162 min read
Retirement Planning 101
If you plan to retire in the next 20 years, you need to start looking at your options and plan to make more informed decisions about your...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Jun 27, 20162 min read
Hedge Your Bets with Long-Term Health Care Planning
Long-term care planning is something most Americans fail to do for themselves or for their loved ones. This can put adult children in a...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Jun 17, 20162 min read
The Three Top Fears in Retirement
Baby boomers have begun to think about several concerns as they prepare for retirement. A recent survey found that of the top fears of...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Jun 16, 20162 min read
Figuring Out Long-Term Care Insurance
According to mysuburbanlife.com‘s recent article “Understanding Long Term Care Insurance,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Jun 13, 20164 min read
15 Ways to Mess up your Retirement
A recent article on gobankingrates.com, “15 Mistakes Even Smart People Make in Retirement,” spells out common mistakes people make in...
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