As one grows older, age-related legal issues and concerns about finances, reduced physical capacity and psychological challenges require attention. SSE&C attorneys who practice in the field of Elder Law have the ability and experience to counsel individuals and their adult children in coping with and planning for the adversities of aging. Some of the matters on which they give advice and prepare the necessary documents include:

• Protection of Assets

• • Protecting the elder client’s assets from depletion due to health care costs
  • Protecting the healthy spouse’s assets when one spouse develops a serious debilitating illness, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, which will involve significant expenses

• Availability of Benefits

• • The existence and availability of government benefits, such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security

• Utilization of Professionals

• • The utilization of geriatric care managers in caring for and treating seniors who want to remain in their home

• Guardianships

• • Setting up guardianships when needed for access to financial assets for the benefit of an incapacitated person

• Revisions to or Preparation of Elder Law estate documents

• • Designing documents to provide for management of financial assets in the event of a disability
  • Preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advanced health care directives (living wills) and health care proxies which are designed to fit the specific needs of elder law client

• Advice

• • Advising as to long-term care and nursing home care