Hi, my name is Deb Hallisey, I am a caregiver knowledge expert, and advocate for older adults and their families.
I have over twenty-five years’ experience as a consultant building and enhancing corporate training programs with Ernst & Young and Huron Consulting group along with smaller boutique firms. My client base includes Fortune 500 companies across the US and Canada. Constant travel for my job made it a challenge to be involved in my parent’s health and living situation as they aged.
In 2015 everything changed when I became responsible for my disabled mother after my father’s death. I found myself asking “what do I do?” and “where do I start?” as her caregiver, as her financial adviser, and as her daughter? Figuring out the answers to those burning questions drove home the need we all have to be an effective advocate for our aging parents.
Through this life event my website Advocate for Mom and Dad was born. Advocate for Mom and Dad offers practical advice for “what do I do?” and “where do I start?” You will learn from the experience of others how they handled challenges on topics such as legal, financial, insurance, and caregiving issues. Each story includes links to resources the family found helpful as an effective advocate for their parents. The mission of Advocate for Mom and Dad is to build a community that helps families determine their best answers to the questions of “what do I do?” and “where do I start?”
https://advocateformomanddad.com/
The Law Office of Sean W. Scott has been practicing Elder Law and qualifying our clients for Medicaid for over 30 years. While we do practice in all areas of Estate Planning (I.e.; Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Surrogate, Will, etc.) we also pride ourselves on having a 100% accuracy rate on getting clients approved for Medicaid. Why Medicaid? You may ask. Do you want to pay up to $16,000/ month for a nursing home should the time come? Obviously, no one wants to have to endure this cost. So, even though you may have planned well for retirement the reality is things happen. Even if you’re in a great position to have someone come into your home 24 hours/day and take care of you, you’re still looking at a minimum of about $14,000/month. So, when to being planning. It’s never too soon! You need to make sure your income and assets are protected so that you can take care of you and your loved ones. You may have a checking and savings account and you may have that plus investments in real estate, stocks, bonds, etc. Florida law is very specific on how and what is protected and how to protect it.
We are also very passionate about our Alzheimer’s and Dementia clients and spend a great deal of our time and efforts on helping to educate and facilitate clients on what the next best steps are. We provide a plethora of resources for them and the community at large. We host monthly seminars and frequently speak at various Dementia support groups.
Sean W. Scott, Esq. WLAW, PA
3233 E Bay Dr
Suite 104
Largo, FL