Nursing home and assisted living rates in Massachusetts rose significantly from 2009 to 2010, according to the 2010 MetLife Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs. Private room nursing home rates in Massachusetts rose to over $120,000 a year or an average of $329 a day, while assisted living facility costs climbed to over $53,000 a year or on [...]
Medicare open enrollment is here! During the annual open enrollment period, which runs from November 15 to December 31, you may switch Medicare drug or health care plans. While you should review your coverage every year, this year it is particularly important because of changes brought on by the new health care law. As the [...]
A Massachusetts durable power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents there is. It allows someone you appoint — your agent or “attorney-in-fact” — to act in your place for financial purposes when and if you ever become incapacitated. However, many people experience difficulty in getting banks or other financial institutions [...]
