Life Care Planning is a TEAM approach to organizing care for a loved one with a chronic, progressive, and/or debilitating illness. It is a service that helps people access and pay for quality care and provides guidance while navigating the healthcare maze with the assistance [...]
Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease where symptoms of dementia gradually increase and intensify over the years, making it difficult for seniors to live out their normal daily lives. Alzheimer’s affects more than 7 million people in the United States and has become an [...]
It is your eighteenth birthday, making you legally an adult in Minnesota. This means you can make your own decisions and finally take control of your destiny, right? As your first act as a responsible adult you… create a Health Care Directive? Prior to age 18, your legal gua [...]
Prior to 1989, Minnesotans were unable to make statutorily supported decisions surrounding their health care upon incapacitation. The Minnesota legislature, in 1989, passed Chapter 145B, which authorized the use of Living Wills and laid the groundwork for our current legal fr [...]
A loved one, maybe a parent, spouse, or friend, mentioned that they are preparing a Health Care Directive with the hope that you would be willing to play the role of health care proxy. Initially, you should take some time to consider what being a proxy entails and how comfort [...]
Did you know that almost half of people ages fifty-five (55) to sixty-four (64) pass away without executing a Will? The younger the individual is, the less likely they are to have thought about planning for the end of their lives. While no one likes to think about death, it i [...]
I can bank, shop, and communicate from behind the screen of a computer or cell phone… Why can’t I complete my estate planning through a do-it-yourself online platform? While your preferred search engine might be where your estate planning hunt begins, don’t let a keyboard be [...]
Maser, Amundson, Boggio, P.A.’s Shareholders Kris L. Maser, Luther M. Amundson, and Randy F. Boggio are proud to announce the addition of Brenna M. Galvin as Shareholder of the firm. Brenna joined Maser, Amundson, Boggio, P.A. in December 2013. Brenna helps clients in the are [...]
According to a report by the AARP in June 2023, victims over 60 years old lose a collective $28.3 billion dollars each year through financial abuse.* This number is growing rapidly and the act of financial elder abuse is expected to be largely underreported. In reality, $28. [...]
A Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a document that is designed to allow terminally ill individuals and those experiencing an emergency to indicate to health care professionals what they desire to happen in life-ending situations. A POLST is NOT a subst [...]
