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One of the most overlooked and underappreciated groups are caregivers. Whether the caregivers are professionals or family members trying to help informally, caregivers are the

I recently attended the national Life Care Planning Law Firms Association (LCPLFA) conference in Alexandria, Virginia. The speakers were terrific, but two got my undivided

What’s not to love? You may think you know, but peek into my world as a Bellomo employee and lead of the firm’s Life Care

“My loved one is in a nursing home, is it too late?” The simple answer is no, it is not too late! The only time

In the mid-90’s, my grandpa Bellomo was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, and I remember watching him progress through the stages of this disease and thinking

Over my career as an estate planning and elder law attorney, I swear I have seen just about everything. I cannot remember a fact pattern that

A hot topic among our clients is the proposed amendment to the Federal Lifetime Gift & Estate Tax Exclusion and how it may affect their

The bottom line is that LTC (long term care) insurance has come a long way. There are new types of LTC insurance and even a

Trusts are a major tool in estate planning. Trusts can be used for disability planning, probate avoidance, asset protection, and/or tax planning. Given the high

This year, we are getting the word out there about the Life Care Planning we offer that involves a licensed social worker to act as

Isolation is something that many seniors experience on a regular basis. However, with the COVID pandemic, that isolated feeling is more common than ever. Today,

I have never had a client tell me that they want to go to a nursing home. Almost daily in my practice I hear that