Who Will Make Health Care Decisions On Your Behalf? A Health Care Directive is a document that directs medical treatment and medications you would want to receive when you become disabled and cannot express your own wishes. When You Become Disabled I say "when...
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Health Care Directive
6 Ways Health Care Directives Fail
A Crucial Part Of An Estate Plan One of the most important pieces of a person's estate plan is the Health Care Directive. Simply put, the Health Care Directive (or HCD for short), spells out how a person wants to be cared for when they become disabled. I say when they...
Mom Is Not Taking Her Meds
Taking Care of Our Mothers Many of us have elderly parents and grandparents who we care for. While it may be sending packages or phone calls from across the USA, or stopping by every day at lunch to check on them, we value our elderly mothers and grandmothers. It's no...
Dad Is Not Taking His Meds
Caring For Our Elderly Parents Taking care of an elderly parent or grandparent is something that many of us deal with on a frequent basis. As Americans live longer, this is becoming more and more common. Dealing with our parent's care can be very emotional and...
What Is A Guardianship?
Protecting Our Loved Ones It's no secret that as we age, more and more of us are going to require someone else to make decisions for us at some stage of our lives. Our needs will change and we will become more dependent on others for our health and well-being. In...
Does Your Living Will Really Protect You and Your Family?
An Important Estate Planning Document One of the most important estate planning documents is your Living Will. A Living Will directs what medical treatment and medications you should receive when you become disabled and cannot express your own wishes. Living Wills are...
Minnesota Gay And Lesbian Partners Need A Trust
About 70% of People Never Complete Their Estate Plans Did you know that about 70% of people never complete their estate plans in their lifetimes? This can work fine for some straight couples because Minnesota estate planning laws presume to leave the inheritance to...
Senior Woman Wants To Protect Her Estate After New Marriage
Senior Woman Meets New Man Elizabeth is a senior woman. She is a very independent person and has been diligent in saving money throughout her entire life. Her husband Albert died five years ago. After his passing, Elizabeth was very lonely until she met Ronald, whose...
What Is A Living Will / Health Care Directive?
When You Go To A Minnesota Hospital When you are taken to a hospital in Minnesota from an accident or illness, it may be too late to prepare the documents to assure you the care you want or to provide access to your medical information for your loved ones. This could...
What Is HIPAA?
What If This Happened To You? You are in a car accident and you are knocked unconscious. You are taken to the hospital emergency room in Minnesota. Shortly after that, your daughter arrives and asks about your condition and what are your prospects. The nurse looks in...