Do Missing Teeth Warn of Dementia?
Each lost tooth was linked to a 1.4% increase in the risk of cognitive impairment and a 1.1% increase in the risk of dementia.
Ethan Huizenga
December 27, 2021
What Should I Know Before Starting Social Security?
Since you began working, Social Security has recorded your reported earnings under your name and Social Security number. Social Security updates your record each time your employer (or you, if you’re self-employed) report your earnings. Your earnings determine your benefit amount.
Ethan Huizenga
December 24, 2021
Can Cryptocurrency Be Inherited?
If you’re merely dipping your toe in cryptocurrency, it can be hard to imagine your crypto as something worth talking to an estate attorney about. But that $100 in fun money could grow to a significant percentage of your total investments, sometimes overnight.
Ethan Huizenga
December 23, 2021
What Do I Need to Do During Medicare Open Enrollment?
It’s hard to escape the Medicare ads that fill the airways each fall, when insurance companies vie for beneficiaries’ attention during the annual open enrollment period. Running from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, this period is when the more than 63 million Medicare beneficiaries can pick a new Medicare Part D drug plan, a new Medicare Advantage plan, or switch from Original Medicare into a Medicare Advantage plan or vice versa.
Ethan Huizenga
December 22, 2021
Do You Need a Revocable or Irrevocable Trust?
On the surface, the difference between revocable and irrevocable trusts couldn’t be any more straightforward. You can change your revocable trust whenever and however you choose. You can’t change your irrevocable trust at all.
Ethan Huizenga
December 21, 2021
Handling Guilt When Moving Loved One to Assisted Living Versus Nursing Home
The majority of older adults (79%) responding to Genworth’s Caregiving in COVID-19 Beyond Dollars Study 2021 said they preferred to receive care in their homes, but only 42% actually received assistance at home.
Ethan Huizenga
December 17, 2021
Will Gift to Heir Be a Benefit or Burden?
One of the biggest conundrums of estate planning is considering how, or even if, you can give money or property to your heirs in a manner that will help them.
Ethan Huizenga
December 15, 2021
Can My Power of Attorney Change My Will?
Power of attorney is one of the most important legal forms for estate and elder care planning. Along with wills and trust documents, it is a critical document for arranging one’s affairs.
Ethan Huizenga
December 14, 2021
What Has COVID Taught Us about Caregiving
The COVID-19 pandemic increased demand for and complexity of care, accelerating existing trends toward longer duration and more acute long-term care.
Ethan Huizenga
December 13, 2021
What Do I Need to Know before I Enroll in Medicare?
Cleveland.com’s recent article entitled “6 things you should know about signing up for Medicare” gives us a few things you should know about Medicare: Who’s enrolled automatically? If you’re under the age of 65 and already receive Social Security benefits, you’ll be automatically enrolled in Original Medicare, which includes Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) and…
Ethan Huizenga
December 9, 2021
