Think drug addict and what comes to mind? Young people shooting up heroin? Stoners smoking weed? What about your 80-year-old mother? What about your 90-year-old grandpa? Just because older adults don’t fit the common stereotype of a drug abuser, it doesn’t mean that your elderly parents or grandparents are immune from a secret (or not-so […]
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We try to live each and every day to the fullest. However, when age, illness, or injury make each day just a little more difficult than the last, it may be time to consider planning for the future. With people living longer than ever before, many families are faced with the realities, and sometimes confusion,
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Though most people have heard of Medicare and Medicaid, for many the terms are vague and have little application to their lives. People know that both are social insurance programs provided by the government, but unless they have a specific need they rarely know more than that, and have a difficult time differentiating between the
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COVID vaccines are starting to roll out to nursing homes across the country, signaling the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Once your loved one has had both doses of the vaccine, you may be able to visit, but precautions are still necessary. The federal government entered into a partnership with CVS and Walgreens
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What is estate planning? Estate planning includes designing a plan which provides for the disposition of assets upon your death. The issues to be addressed are: who will receive your assets and when, who will handle the distribution of the assets and how this can all be accomplished at the least possible cost, and with
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Making the decision to move from your long-time home into a long-term care facility is something that few take lightly, but once the decision is made, most people then spend a good deal of time researching the various residences that are available to them. It is important to know what you are looking for in
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When the goal is to remain in your home and age in place, you have many options with home health care agencies. In this article, we have broken down the difference between the two types of home health care services (medical and non-medical) so you have a clear understanding of your options. When it comes
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It is with great pride to announce that attorney Chris Bratton and Director of Elder Care Coordination, Anne Markel-Crozier, have been elected by the Life Care Planning Law Firm Association (LCPLFA) to their Board of Directors. The LCPLFA is a national network of holistic law practices that offer legal services, care coordination and advocacy support
It is with great honor to announce that Bratton Law Group attorneys Chris Bratton and Brittany Tedesco have been named Awesome Attorneys 2020 by South Jersey Magazine. Both will be recognized in this month’s issue, Mr. Bratton for the field of Trusts & Estates Law and Ms. Tedesco for Estate Planning/Asset Protection Law. According to the magazine, those
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