The CSA Difference is the manner in which a professional who is a specialist in aging executes services or develops products for the benefit of older adults and their families.
Using the CSA differenc
How Can I Benefit from a Charitable Lead Trust?
Charitable lead trusts are designed for people who would like to benefit a charity now rather than later. You may have heard about some charitable trust strategies before but decided against them beca
How Can a Living Trust Help Me Control My Estate?
Living trusts enable you to control the distribution of your estate, and certain trusts may enable you to reduce or avoid many of the taxes and fees that will be imposed upon your death.
A trust is a
Maximizing Your Insurance Benefits
Understanding the threat of estate taxes on your life insurance proceeds is the first step in protecting these funds from unnecessary taxation. The next steps are determining the appropriate ownership
Can I Benefit from an A-B Trust?
Married couples have several ways to potentially avoid any estate tax liability when they leave assets to each other.
Because of the unlimited marital deduction, no estate taxes are due when one spous
Are You Gambling With Your Family's Medical Care Decisions?
By Carol R. Kaufman First published in Forbes 6/11/2013 Do you have an 18-year old or older, unmarried adult child? Do you have their notarized Healthcare Directive? Do you know what one is?
There are
Face the Facts: Topics to Discuss Now with Your Aging Parents
As we age and live longer, financial, legal, health care and long term care issues affect families, not just individuals. The Eldercare Locator produced this guide to help families “face the facts” ab
Red Flags When You Visit Your Aging Parents
¨ Change in weight
¨ Change in short term memory
¨ Change in usual routine
¨ Change is speech and/or ambulation
¨ Bills not being paid
¨ Entering contests
¨ Refusing to go with friends on outings or g
Caring for an Elder Relative: Where to Begin
It’s important to understand the legal and financial considerations of caring for an elder relative.
As Americans live increasingly longer lives, many require ongoing, long-term care. This care often
Telemedicine: The Future of Health Care
Sixty years ago, a family with a sick child could call their doctor, and, in a couple of hours, see him or her at the front curb, emerging with the well-known “black bag.” Times have changed, but at l