Southern Illinois Elder Law Articles | Illinois Life Care Planning, Medicaid, and Memory Loss Information

As you or your loved one ages, questions begin to arise about the future. This section of our Elder Law and Life Care Planning Attorney website helps our readers learn more about the issues that concern them most regarding Southern Illinois elder care, life care planning, Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, Medicaid planning, nursing home placement, assisted living options, caretaking, and elder care crisis.

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• Memory Loss / Alzheimer's Disease / Dementia / Stroke
• Medicaid Planning / Asset Protection
• Veterans' Benefits
• Life Care Planning
• Special Needs & Disability Planning
• Internships & Career Opportunities
• General

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General:

• Why LegalZoom is Not the Answer   
  Description: There are good alternatives to LegalZoom. Documents are simple. Wisdom is harder to come by. Consult with a knowledgeable and experieinced estate planning or elder law attorney. Or consult with either the Elderly Clinic or Self-Help Center at the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
• Financial Health and The Elder Care Journey   
• Consult with Experienced & Knowledgeable Estate Planning Counsel regarding latest developments on Estate and Gift Taxes   
  Description: 2010 may not be a "good year" for you to die due to the consequences your death may have on your esate and your surviving spouse.
• Let Us Help You with Your Elderly Loved One. Call for a Free Telephone Consultation.   
  Description: The dependence of older persons make them more vulnerable. Family members may need to take action to protect parents and other older loved ones from their own bad decisions or financial abuse by others.
• Let Us Help You Help Your Elderly Loved One. Free Telephone Consultation.   
  Description: Recent court decisions help protect seniors from: (1) inappropriate changes in estate planning documents; and (2) the failure of banks and other financial institutions to honor durable powers of attorney.
• What Every Personal Injury Attorney Needs To Know [PDF]   
  Description: Its not just automobile drivers, doctors, and hospitals that end up on the hook when they make mistakes. Personal injury attorneys can also. Although PI attorneys are reputed as knowing how to pay attention to details, as they were taught in law school, sometimes they make mistakes. And when they do, they may suffer the consequences . . . big time! Consider two cases.
• What is Elder Law and Why Should I Care [PDF]   
  Description: As the terms suggests, “elder law” is defined by the clients the attorney seeks to serve, not by technical legal distinctions such a business law, divorce law, personal injury law, etc. Thus, the lawyer who practices elder law may handle a range of issues but has a specific type of client – seniors. By focusing on the legal needs of the elderly, and by working with a variety of non-traditional tools and techniques, the elder law attorney is able to meet the client’s unique goals and objectives.

Habiger & Associates Elder Law Office (HAELO) provides legal services to elderly or disabled persons in Southern Illinois. The founder of the firm, Richard Habiger, is an elder law attorney with more than 30 years experience. We are an Elder Law and Life Care Planning Law Firm that provides legal and care coordination assistance, including: Medicaid planning; asset protection; estate protection; Medicaid applications; Medicaid appeals; VA pension benefits planning and applications for veterans and their surviving spouses; planning for those with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other forms of memory loss, and those who have suffered a stoke; Hospice planning; and special needs planning, including special needs trusts and supplemental needs trusts.

HAELO is located in Carbondale Illinois, and serves clients in twenty-seven Southern Illinois counties south of Interstate 70 highway. Southern Illinois Counties: Jackson County, Williamson County, Union County, Franklin County, Perry County, Saline County, Jefferson County, Hamilton County, Johnson County,  Randolph County, Wayne County, White County, Washington County, Edwards County, Monroe County, Wabash County, Richland County, Clay County, Marion County, Clinton County, Bond County, Fayette County, Effingham County, Jasper County, Crawford County, Massac County, Pulaski County, Alexander County, Pope County, Hardin County, Gallatin County, and Lawrence County.
Southern Illinois Cities & Towns: Carbondale, Murphysboro, Carterville, Herrin, Marion, Anna, Vienna, Metropolis, Harrisburg, West Frankfort, DuQuoin, Benton, Chester, Pinckneyville, Mt. Vernon, McLeansboro, Carmi, Fairfield, Nashville, Waterloo, Centralia, Salem, Albion, Mt. Carmel, Flora, Olney, Lawrenceville, Newton, Robinson, Jonesboro, Eldorado, Shawneetown, Ridgway, Sparta, Golconda, Johnston City, Marissa, Coulterville, Carlyle, Ullin, Tamms, Elizabethtown, Galatia, Wayne City, Cobden, Lake of Egypt, Goreville, Brookport, Olive Branch, Cave-in-Rock, Carrier Mills, Energy, Cambria, Zeigler, Royalton, Christopher, Rosiclare, Sesser, Okawville, Woodlawn, Thompsonville, Steeleville, Raleigh, Olmsted, Baldwin, Villa Ridge, Mounds, Tunnel Hill, Red Bud, Trenton, New Baden, Ewing, Dix, Norris City, Creal Spring, Bridge Port, Sumner, Waltonville, Breese, Aviston, Germantown, Whittington, Vandalia, and Ina.