Elder Law

Elder law attorneys focus on the needs of older usually retired persons. The attorneys at Baker Williams can assist with a wide variety of issues including medical assistance, incapacity and estate planning, long term care issues, coordinating veteran’s benefits and other entitlements.

Veterans and Elder Law Issues

Individuals who have served in the United States Armed Forces are entitled to a variety of benefits that can assist them with their care. These range for well known benefits like veterans disability benefits and Veterans Homes to lesser known benefits such as aid and attendance and V.A. pensions. There are different options for veterans to assist in creating a viable living plan in their later years.

Elder Law Terminology

Estate Planning – Creating instructions for what happens to your property, finances and you after your death.
Planning for Incapacity – Creating instructions for how you would like your finances, healthcare and property cared for when the time arises that you can no longer make these decisions for yourself.
Long-Term Care – Services for individual who can no longer meet their medical and non-medical needs for a long period of time because of illness or disability.
Medicaid – Health insurance provided by the federal government for those who are over the age of 65 and some younger disabled individuals.
Medicare – Health insurance provided by the federal government for those who cannot afford to pay for their healthcare.
Retirement Planning – Comprehensive plan for finances, living arrangements and health care for the years after working.
Social Security – A federal insurance program that provides benefits to retired persons, the unemployed, and the disabled.
Spending Down for Medicaid – Reducing the value of what you own in order to qualify for Medicaid.
Veterans Benefits – These are benefits earned because of service in the United States Armed Forces.