Preparing for the Future After A Diagnosis with Medicaid
There is More to Being Disabled than Just Healthcare
As caregivers, we focus so much on meeting the current healthcare needs of our loved ones that we often don't consider what happens to them when we're no longer around. Estate planning is just as important, if not more, than sustaining the current medical needs of our families, especially when Medicaid is involved. In addition to providing financial resources for our loved ones, particularly, those with disabilities, estate planning takes into account their future, or advance healthcare needs, as well as, addressing such topics as Special Needs Trusts, Letters of Intent, Guardianship, Self-Determination, Competence, Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives. When handled properly by qualified financial planners and attorneys, estate planning provides the peace of mind families deserve in order to spend more quality time with one another.