Houston Long Term Care Planning Attorneys
Sooner or later, most families will face difficult circumstances relating to the long term care of aging parents, grandparents or other loved ones. At the law firm of McCulloch & Associates in Houston, Texas, we provide effective long term care planning services from an elder-centered perspective.
We help our clients identify services to meet the needs of their elderly loved ones, access these services and find ways to finance these services. We believe that good estate planning includes long term care planning and accordingly, we have focused our legal practice on long term care planning matters.
In addition to the experienced counsel of attorney Thomas W. McCulloch, you benefit from the guidance of our Elder Care Coordinator. As a result of our experience, we are very familiar with the local service providers, and can effectively advise you about resources in the Houston area.
Contact our offices today for more information regarding our long term care planning services.
Proven, Effective Representation for Life Care Planning
At McCulloch & Associates, we use the terms "long term care planning" and "life care planning" interchangeably to describe the range of legal, health care advocacy and financial protection services that we provide.
We realize families in crisis or transition face a number of difficult decisions. We integrate and coordinate services for families who want to carefully consider the quality of life, physical comfort and independence of aging parents or loved ones. Effective long term care planning may avoid the need for hasty nursing home placement or ineffective home health care arrangements.
A Team of Professionals Addressing Your Individual Concerns
Our lawyers and staff, including an Elder Care Coordinator, will work with you to identify your family's long term care needs and to determine the resources necessary to address these needs. Our objective is to secure the highest quality long term care possible for your parent or loved one, at the appropriate level consistent with his or her functionality and your family's circumstances.
Preparation of a life care plan may include:
- Assessing your parent's medical, cognitive and emotional conditions
- Identifying the service options available for addressing your particular circumstances
- Traditional Estate Planning such as Wills, Powers of Attorney, Trusts as appropriate
- Public Benefits Planning including Medicaid and Veterans Benefits
- Budgeting the expense of comprehensive life care services and establishing ways to meet those costs
- Identifying the particular services your parent will need or prefer under different health, mobility or cognitive function scenarios
- Tax planning
- Incorporating long term care strategies into standard estate planning instruments such as a will, power of attorney, advance health care directive or trust, as appropriate.
- Asset protection or management strategies
To discuss your long term care planning concerns with a knowledgeable attorney who is also a CPA, contact our offices today to schedule a confidential consultation.
