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Paying Family Member Caregivers: A Blessing or a Curse?

Wes Coulson, Illinois Elder Law attorney, discusses the benefits of paying family member caregivers and the drawbacks if it isn't done properly. I Coulson Elder Law

Caring for an elderly parent at home comes with a multitude of questions and concerns, one of which may revolve around paying family member caregivers for their services. This much is true: Paying family member caregivers can be a blessing or a curse, it all depends on how it is done. In this Elder Law Minute, […]

When it comes to Long Term Care – When you run out of money, you run out of options

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson, Illinois Elder Law Attorney, explains how planning ahead can help keep some very necessary options open to you when it comes to Long Term Care. I Coulson Elder Law

Long Term Care in a nursing home can present a wealth of issues, one of which being financial. With proper planning, the money you may have accessible to you when or if that time comes, will help create more available options for you. In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson, Illinois Elder Law Attorney, explains how planning […]

Medicaid vs. Private Pay: Is the quality of nursing home care the same?

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson offers both a legal and a natural answer to the quality of care question in the Medicaid vs. Private Pay dilemma. I Coulson Elder Law

Do people on Medicaid receive the same quality of nursing home care as people who pay privately? The question of Medicaid vs. Private Pay plays close to us when we are wondering about the quality of care our loved one may, or may not, get in a nursing home. Of course, we want what’s best […]

Be Brave, Be Strong, and Don’t Give Up

Wes Coulson's reassuring advice to "be brave, be strong and don't give up" will help when dealing with difficult conversations with your elderly loved one. I coulsonelderlaw.com

In the final piece of our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this encouraging tip to help keep you focused on the fact that you are doing the right thing. Tip 5 – Be Brave, Be Strong, and Don’t Give Up In this Elder […]

Writing Things Down Makes Remembering Easier

Wes Coulson shares this simple, yet effective, tip of writing things down to help your elderly loved one remember conversations easier. I coulsonelderlaw.com

Continuing with our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this helpful tip when talking with your elderly loved one. Tip 4 – Writing Things Down Makes Remembering Easier In this Elder Law Minute, and the fourth of our series, Wes Coulson shares this simple, yet effective, tip he learned […]

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