At Bratton Estate & Elder Care Attorneys, the safety and well-being of our employees, clients, and community partners remains our foremost priority. As we continue to monitor the quickly evolving news related to the coronavirus, we want to share what we are doing to protect our offices and what modifications we have put into place […]
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Celebrated each March, the National Association of Social Workers provides an opportunity for social workers across the country to turn the spotlight on the profession and highlight the important contributions they make to society. Each day, nearly 700,000 social workers nationwide work to elevate and empower others, giving them the ability to overcome life’s hurdles,
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A blended family, where both parents have children from prior relationships and combine to live together as a new family, is becoming more common. The Pew Research Center estimates that 16% of children are part of a blended family. Six out of 10 women’s remarriages create blended families, and such a unique family can pose
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Think 150. That is the number of minutes of weekly exercise activity recommended for seniors by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Most people are aware that as we age, there is an increased risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or developing coronary heart disease, yet there are choices you can make at any
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Bratton Estate & Elder Care Attorneys was proudly represented at the 2020 ALZ In Community Leaders Summit by our Director of Elder Care Coordination, Anne Markel-Crozier! Each year, the Alzheimer’s Association hosts a Leadership Summit that brings together chapter members and volunteers from across the country to participate in this national meeting. Over 1,400 staff
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President Trump has signed a new law that makes major changes to retirement plans. The new law is designed to provide more incentives to save for retirement, but it may require people to rethink some of their planning. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act changes the law surrounding retirement plans in
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If you or a loved one needs a little more help, mentally, emotionally, or physically, home care could be an option. Choosing home care can keep you in your home and allow you to remain independent while receiving the care you need. Often, seniors think home care is unaffordable and opt to leave home, yet
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For those individuals receiving SSI or Medicaid, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards for 2020. The official spousal impoverishment allowances for 2020 are as follows: Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA): $2,113.75 thru July 1,2020 Maximum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance: $3,216 Minimum Community Spouse Resource
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If you do not have children, who should you leave your estate to when you are gone? For many people, this is a challenging decision as making the right choice for you will depend upon what you would like to do with your assets. If you are single and childless, having an estate plan is
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