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Legal and Financial Foundations, Part 1

Nikki Leith from Wall Group Law in Edmonds talks about senior legal matters that affect the family. The firm handles estate planning, elder law and probate. Oftentimes you’re not dealing just with the client, but also the client’s family.

What is Home Health, with Chris Strand

Home health is medical or rehabilitative care in the home, so it varies dramatically from what we call home care. Chris Strand at Careage provides an overview of Home health, explaining how it encompasses physical therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work, and a bathing assistant. Those services are available just by asking.

New Year: Review Your Legal Documents

Stephanie Haslam is an elder law and estate planning attorney with Compassionate Legal Care. January is a time for new starts, and it’s a good time to review your estate planning documents to make sure they’re all in order. If you don’t have them, then to learn about the types of documents that could become important, such as power of attorney, to have someone who can help you make decisions if you’re not able to do that by yourself. If you’ve made a will or trust, is it up to date? Are your assets properly titled in the trust? Are your healthcare directives up to date, based on the current condition of your health? It’s time to take stock of these items.

Veterans Interview: Dennis Boyd with Lt. Colonel Frans Doelman

Veterans Interview: Dennis Boyd talks with Lt. Colonel Frans Doelman, a 31-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, at Patriot’s Landing in DuPont, Washington. He also interviewed his two daughters.

Defining Veterans Benefits

Wendy Davis and Pam Nagel at Careage describe the aid and attendance benefits pension benefit, which began in 1951, but isn’t always understood. It is for veterans who have served during a time of war. They didn’t need to be wounded or have served overseas. It is for veterans, spouses or widows of veterans who are receiving assisted living benefits, either skilled nursing or in an assisted living situation.

Nutrition and Meal Planning with Kim Spencer

Kim Spencer at Serengeti Care discusses Nutrition and Meal Planning.

Business Connecting with Kim Spencer

Business Development Manager Kim Spencer at Serengeti Care discusses business connecting. Those with senior loved ones should establish relationships ahead of time, up front, with certain businesses, in preparation for the future.

Working with Churches on Memorial Services with Dan White

Dan White at Evergreen Washelli talks about religious preferences and memorial services. Churches have different protocols or traditions that they follow. All have their intricacies and special requests. We are there to help serve the pastor, minister, priest — whoever is in charge of the service.

Veterans Interview: Dennis Boyd talks with Major General John Hemphill

Veterans Interview: Dennis Boyd talks with Major General John Hemphill at Patriot’s Landing in DuPont, Washington. After graduating from West Point, he served 34 years in the U.S. Army, and was awarded two Purple Hearts during the Korean War.

Veterans Interview: Dennis Boyd talks with CWO Alvin Overacker

Veterans Interview: Former Seattle Seahawk Dennis Boyd talks with Chief Warrant Officer Alvin Overacker, a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Army, at Patriot’s Landing in DuPont, Washington. Overacker served in World War II, at the recruiting station in Seattle, and in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps.