In our last post, we covered questions to discuss with a health care surrogate (the person your appoint to make medical treatment decisions on your behalf through advance directives, such as the medical durable power of attorney). Along the same vein, everyone needs...
More Than 20 Years Of Serving Colorado Families And Businesses In Times Of Need
Month: January 2018
Legal issues for adult children to consider as their parents age
While it may feel difficult to bring up sensitive issues related to aging, adult children should think carefully about how to facilitate conversations with their parents about the possibility of eventual physical or cognitive decline and about getting their personal...
Questions to discuss with a health care surrogate
We frequently stress that having a simple will does not help loved ones until after you pass away. In the days, weeks or years that you might be unable to make decisions, you need to have proper documents in place to avoid the need for a guardianship. In completing...
Learn from Gawande: Hope is not a plan
Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal has made many waves across the medical profession and has important implications for estate planning. Gawande is a practicing surgeon and acclaimed writer who audaciously tackled the immense issue of how the healthcare system has...
Learning how to fall in order to remain independent
For older Americans, falls are a leading cause of death. Falling becomes a serious concern as early as the 70s when bones start to become more brittle. Broken bones also take longer to heal. A fall can become the triggering event that leads to a loved one’s...
Should an estate plan update be your 2018 New Year’s resolution?
People have been making New Year's resolutions for 4,000 years since the Babylonians started the practice, according to the History Channel. The beginning of a new year is a time to examine your life to see what steps you may take to make improvements, including...