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[quote=Anonymous]An attorney who specializes in elder care can (among other things):
- set up estates and trusts to protect assets
- help determine how to get the best coverage for nursing home care (and other covered care) before using personal resources
- advise on medical consent, POA, living will, etc...
- be an impartial expert to advise the family

We have used an elder care attorney for years - my mother set it up and he has been invaluable in protecting her legally and financially when my father spent more than two years in increasingly costly long term care.  He is also working with us on setting up and managing the trust in which their home rests, and in planning for asset distribution when my mother dies.

I highly recommend using one and it's never too soon.  There was a time when my mother had a medical crisis and couldn't communicate well for weeks, while my father was medically fragile in a nursing home.  On more than one occasion there was some sort of urgent need that the attorney could help me with because he had critical paperwork on file, or had access to documents I couldn't otherwise have found quickly.  When you have a family member in an ICU and need to have the ability to make medical decisions, pay bills, etc... the attorney can be a lifeline.  But only if you have it in place in advance.

Good luck.[/quote]

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