Often, we say that estate planning is about thinking about your family, but what if you don’t have family? Solo agers are a demographic that, although unique, are not uncommon. More and more we are seeing a widow or a widower, divorced, never married or an only child who has no siblings...
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Guest Blog: What is a Pallative Care Consultation?
By Erin Van der Veer,
Community Nurse Home Care
When facing a serious illness, you can trust Community Nurse Home Care for guidance and support. Once diagnosed with a serious illness, you will be faced with many difficult decisions. Palliative Care consultations are opportunities to meet with a Nurse Practitioner...
Estate Planning Tips for Small Business Owners
Owning and managing a small business on a day-to-day basis is no easy matter. Too many small business owners feel so pressed for time that they delay when it comes to estate planning, not realizing that such planning helps to ensure the future of the business they worked so hard to build....
What Are the Benefits of Irrevocable Gift Trusts?
Planning your estate is about more than passing down assets after you are gone. With the right strategies, you can provide meaningful support for your loved ones during your lifetime. One way to do this is through an Irrevocable Gift Trust (IGT), a tool that offers tax advantages, protection from creditors, and...
What to Consider if You Plan on Leaving Money to a Charity
While being generous may come naturally to you, weaving charitable giving into your estate plan can be more complicated than you might think. At Surprenant & Beneski, our skilled estate planning attorneys assist clients throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod in planning their estates. We have multiple goals: to protect their...
Signs Your Aging Parent May Need Home Care
An aging parent may need home care when daily tasks, personal safety, or health needs become difficult to manage alone. Changes in memory, mobility, hygiene, or overall routine often signal that extra support could help them remain safe at home.
Most older adults want to stay in familiar surroundings...
Guest Blog Writer: Julie Richer Director of Marketing, Harbor Health Services
What is PACE?
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Caregiving for a loved one as they age, with expanding daily care needs, can be a challenge. PACE is here to help.
The Harbor Health Elder Service Plan, a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) supports you as a caregiver by...
The Value of an Estate Plan at Any Age
My name is Ashley Algarvio. I am the Lead Case Manager at Surprenant & Beneski, P.C. and I have had the pleasure of working for Dan Surprenant & Michelle Beneski for almost 18 years. Our office has grown so much over the years. It is really amazing to be a part of...
How to Plan for the Care of Your Aging Parents
It is astonishing how quickly one passes from the stage of tending to the needs of young children to the stage of having to consider ways to assist aging parents. Nonetheless, this is the expected course of life. Except in very few cases, older parents become less independent and more in need...
Maplewood Senior Living: How To Help Parents Adjust to Single Senior Living After Death of a Spouse
The process of aging has many highs and many lows. One difficult aspect of aging for many is losing their loved ones, especially a spouse. Frequently, as couples age together, one spouse will end up providing care for the other, which can add complexity to grief and loss. Grief looks different for...