I often ask my happy, healthy older clients what their secret is.
Do you know what the answer most often is? Walking.
It’s true: my clients who remain healthy and active (and at home) the longest are those who have a regular, daily habit of walking. Some of them walk around the block a few times a [...]
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Leanna Hamill, Attorney at Law, P.C. provides estate planning and related legal services to clients of all ages, with a focus on the needs of older individuals and their families.
Category Archives: Elder Law
What’s Your Secret?
Ground Rules for Living With an Aging Parent
So you reviewed the last post on whether to have your aging parent live with you and you’ve decided to give it a try. Here are some ground rules for making it work:
1. Plan respite care and support before you need it. Don’t set yourself and your parent up for failure by trying to take [...]
Should Your Parent Move In With You?
Very often when I’m meeting with older parents and their adult children, they will say “If mom becomes unable to care for herself, she’ll just move in with us.” This works differently for different families – sometimes I hear that it is working for everyone, other times I get a call asking for referrals to [...]
Enjoying the Holidays With Someone With Memory Loss
Interacting with a family member who has memory loss due to dementia or Alzheimer’s disease can be stressful on everyone. Especially if you are going home for the holidays (or they are coming to your house) and haven’t been around them for a while. I always recommend that my clients hire an Alzheimer’s coach for [...]
Gifts for Aging Parents (and other people who don’t need more stuff)
I remember when I was little trying to figure out a gift for my nana at Christmas. My mother used to to tell me that my grandmother didn’t want more stuff, but rather something from our heart. A picture, a sleepover (where she let me cheat at go-fish and eat chocolate chips) or some help [...]
How The Estate Plan Process Works
One of the biggest obstacles that people seem to come up against when thinking about drawing up a Will or making some plans for retirement is uncertainty about the process. It’s common to avoid things that make us nervous, and many people put off calling an attorney about their estate plan because they don’t even [...]
You Are Not Alone
Many times when I’m meeting with clients or families, as they tell me their stories I can see in their eyes that they feel like they are the only ones going through this particular issue. I listen to them, and when I say “you are not alone. I see this quite frequently.” their spirits lift, [...]
Alcohol & The Elderly: Legal Consequences
The elderly in Massachusetts face the same penalties for drunk driving as any adult over the age of 21. For a first offense OUI charge, if you refuse the breath test you lose your license for 180 days (6 months). If you fail the breath test, you lose your license for 30 days. Additional penalties [...]
What Is Holding You Back?
If you are like a lot of people, sometimes it is the first step in a new direction that holds you back. Maybe you want to change jobs, but can’t even bring yourself to open a new computer document and call it “Resume.” Or you need to get healthy to lower your blood pressure and [...]
How To Change Attorneys
I will sometimes get clients who are leaving, or have left, their current attorney due to a problem with the attorney/client relationship. Sometimes they will meet with me before they have formally ended their relationship with their other attorney, and they have questions about how to do that. This post is to guide you through [...]
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Advertising. In accordance with rules established by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, this web site must be labeled "advertising." It is designed to provide general information for clients and friends of the firm and should not be construed as legal advice, or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances. By using this site you understand that there is no attorney client relationship between you and the attorney. The website should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. Leanna Hamill is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts only.