At our law firm, we focus on protecting senior citizens from abuse of all kinds through representation of vulnerable elders as well as family members or friends responsible for or concerned about their parents, grandparents or other elderly relatives or friends....
Elder Law
ABLE accounts increase mobility by linking to ride hailing apps
This week we celebrate the start of spring (March 20) as well as World Down Syndrome Day (March 21). The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) encourages people to commemorate the day with a “virtual” 3.21 event. Run, walk, bike, hike, swim or move 3.21 miles to...
Part 2: Legal strategies for Colorado business succession plans
At our law firm, we help small-business owners in Colorado plan for the eventual exit from their commercial enterprises by developing creative, comprehensive business succession plans. In part 1, we introduced the idea of creating a business exit strategy for the...
Part 1: Colorado entrepreneurs should have business exit plans
Across our state, innovative, hardworking people are starting or operating small businesses in a wide variety of industries and professions. Commercial endeavors as diverse as a downtown boutique, a dental partnership, a plumbing service and a tool-and-die...
Part 2: What is long-term care insurance?
We recently posted here about the importance of long-term care planning in case of the temporary or permanent need for long-term health care at home, in assisted living or in a nursing facility. As a follow-up to that post, today we will talk about long-term care...
How to speak to those with memory loss so they will understand
A mother with Alzheimer's disease understood a written prescription to move into a memory loss facility after her career as a nurse. A widower in his 80s best understood the financial considerations of a decision after spending decades as a CPA.Language is specific to...
Part 1: What is long-term care planning?
At & , LLC, we help our Colorado clients prepare for the possibility that eventually, they may face the need for long-term care because of an illness, accident or condition that develops in older age. Many...
Protecting vulnerable loved ones in severely cold weather
The winter of 2019 is shaping up to be one of the coldest on record across the country. Those of us with loved ones who are particularly susceptible to harm from frigid conditions — the elderly, developmentally disabled, mentally ill or physically handicapped...
Senior financial abuse is on the rise: How can it be stopped?
The Treasury Department reported that suspected cases of elder financial abuse had more than doubled from five years ago to 24,454. The problem may continue to grow, as projections show that by 2030, 25 percent of the U.S. population (one in five Americans) will be...
After near-misses, can you stop an elderly parent from driving?
Recently Prince Philip, the 97-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, rolled his Land Rover in a crash with an oncoming minivan. Luckily, no one in either vehicle was seriously injured. He told the responding police that the sun had blinded him.While it was uncertain...
