Medicaid vs. Medicare – What’s the Difference?
People with special needs may qualify for a variety of government benefits, including Medicaid and Medicare. What’s the difference?
People with special needs may qualify for a variety of government benefits, including Medicaid and Medicare. What’s the difference?
August signifies National Make-a-Will Month. For the one in five families who care for children with special needs, estate planning is crucial.
Emotional support animals (ESAs) are pets prescribed by a licensed mental health professional for those with disabling mental illness.
There are practical and legal steps to take when planning for your child with special needs as they turn eighteen and become a legal adult. Begin well before their birthday to ease the transition and ensure they continue receiving their…
Growing numbers of people with disabilities live in the United States, and planning for an adult child’s future well-being is a responsive, continuous process. A Journal of the American Medical Association reports the life expectancy of adults with Down Syndrome…
People with disabilities can save money tax-free through special needs trusts (SNT) and Achieving a Better Life Experience accounts (ABLE). Both options provide a mechanism for saving money and protecting resources that ensures the person with a disability (PWD) continues…
The estate planning of children with special needs presents a unique challenge. Optimizing your estate to use, enhance, and enrich assets for your special needs child while maintaining their enrollment in public benefits programs requires careful planning. An estate planning…
Sandy worked full time and was the sole caretaker for her 85-year old mother. Sandy would help her mom in the evenings and weekends. Unfortunately, Sandy was in a serious car accident and would be out of work for at…
Did you know the largest single minority in this country are the 58 million Americans five years of age or older that are identified as special needs? The majority of federal and state benefits available to help persons with disabilities…
Medical and health care developments have made it feasible for dependents with special needs to live higher-quality lives than ever before. Many scientists regard the term special needs as a euphemism for disability. Yet, the difference between the two terms…