How to Make Your Funeral Wishes Known
How can you make sure your funeral and burial wishes will be carried out after you die? It is important to let your family know your desires and to put them in writing. Just don’t do it in your will.
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MSW Again Part of Leading Ladies
We are pleased to again be included in the special Leading Ladies section of Providence Monthly/East Side Monthly, highlighting over 75 “inspiring, passionate, determined leaders who are making a difference in their communities across Rhode Island.”
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What a Good Long-Term Care Insurance Policy Should Include
As long-term care costs continue to rise, long-term care insurance can help cover expenses, but long-term care insurance contracts are notoriously confusing. How do you figure out what is right for you?
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Protecting Your House After You Move Into a Nursing Home
While you generally do not have to sell your home in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care, it is possible the state can file a claim against your house after you die, so you may want to take steps to protect your house.
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Getting Paid as a Family Caregiver Through Medicaid
Caring for an ailing family member is difficult work, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be unpaid work. There are programs available that allow Medicaid recipients to hire family members as caregivers.
DetailsHow Parents Can Provide for a Caregiver Child
Taking care of a parent can be a full-time job. Parents who want to compensate a child who takes on the burden of caregiving may do so in one of several ways.
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Revoking a Power of Attorney
If for any reason, you become unhappy with the person you have appointed to make decisions for you under a durable power of attorney, you may revoke the power of attorney at any time.
DetailsIs My Will Still Valid If I Move to Another State?
Among all the changes you must make when you move to a new state — driver's license, voter registration — don't forget your will.
DetailsWhat Is Required of an Executor?
Being the executor of an estate is not a task to take lightly. An executor is the person responsible for managing the administration of a deceased individual's estate.
DetailsReport Ranks States on Nursing Home Quality and Shows Families' Conflicted Views
A new report that combines nursing home quality data with a survey of family members ranks the best and worst states for care and paints a picture of how Americans view nursing homes.
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