Elder & Disability Law Advocates is currently offering the following seminars. We also offer C.E.U.’s for social workers.
Aging with Dignity
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
Will your assets last for your lifetime? Do you know about Veteran's Benefits that may be available to you? Seniors need to know exactly where they stand in order to avoid mistakes that can have a catastrophic impact on them and their families. Learn ways to make legal and health decisions that allow you to stay independent and stay at home.
Senior Transitions: Planning For Your Future
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
How can you plan ahead for possible disability in your future? How can you preserve the assets that you have now? Learn ways to plan ahead and think about your future without fear of losing what you have worked so hard for.
Don't Go Broke In A Nursing Home
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
Your Guide to Medicaid in Massachusetts What you don’t know about paying for nursing home care could cost you your life savings and force you to sell your home. Most people are interested in protecting their family. They may be currently healthy but they want a strategy to be prepared for the real possibility that someday they will be incapacitated and end up in a nursing home. This seminar will provide important information regarding Medicaid in Massachusetts and how to “not grow broke in a nursing home.”
BE ORGANIZED-BE PREPARED: THE TOOLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
Don't find yourself unprepared and leave your family overwhelmed when a catastrophic event occurs. Attend this free seminar and learn how easy it is to be organized and prepared for whatever the future brings. At this seminar we will review our Be Organized-Be Prepared and Long Term Planning Kits and answer any questions you may have, as well as give specific examples of how our Be Organized-Be Prepared Kit can help you prepare for whatever the future may bring. These kits are important tools to help you organize your affairs and achieve effective long term planning. ATTEND OUR SEMINAR AND RECEIVE BOTH OUR BE ORGANIZED-BE PREPARED AND LONG TERM PLANNING KITS FOR FREE. **OUR SEMINAR IS OFFERED EVERY WEDNESDAY. PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE @508-755-6525 TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT. TIMES ARE FLEXIBLE FOR WEDNESDAY SEMINARS, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 11:00 AM OR 2:00 PM SEMINAR TIMES AVAILABLE.
THE TOOLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE: BE ORGANIZED-BE PREPARED AND LONG TERM PLANNING
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
Don't find yourself unprepared and leave your family overwhelmed when a catastrophic event occurs. Attend this free seminar and learn how easy it is to be organized and prepared for whatever the future brings. At this seminar Attorney Kaltsas will review our Be Organized-Be Prepared and Long Term Planning Kits and answer any questions you may have. These kits are important tools to help you organize your affairs and achieve effective long term planning. ATTEND OUR SEMINAR AND RECEIVE BOTH OUR BE ORGANIZED-BE PREPARED AND LONG TERM PLANNING KITS FOR FREE.
Competence and Capacity
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
This course will allow participants to become more knowledgable about the laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding Competency and Capacity.
Legal Issues in Protecting People with Alzheimer's and Dementia
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
People with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia may have the capacity to manage their own legal affairs during the early stages of the disease… BUT as the disease advances, they will need to rely on others to act in their best interest. Advance planning allows people with the disease, and their families, to make decisions together for what lies ahead. Learn ways to protect yourself and family members with advanced planning.
Surrogate Decision Making and Basic Estate Planning
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
This course will allow participants to become more knowledgable about the laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding Wills and Estates. It will also identify the main reasons to execute a Basic Estate Plan and Surrogate Decision Making Documents. You will also learn how to identify the components of an Estate Plan and surrogate decision making. This Surrogate Decision Making and Basic Estate Planning seminar begins promptly at 10:15 am and ends at 11:15 am.
Guardianship in Massachusetts
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
This course will allow participants to become more knowledgable about the laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding Guardianship and the new Uniform Probate Code. It will also identify the standards used to appoint a guardian as well as identify concepts of Rodgers Guardianship. You will also learn how to identify the obligations, duties and powers of a guardian as well as a Durable Power of Attorney.
Conservatorship in Massachusetts
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
This course will allow participants to become more knowledgable about the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code as well as identify the standards used to appoint a Conservator. It will also identify the types of Conservatorship there are and the powers, duties and obligations of a Conservator.
Community MASS Health
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
This course will allow participants to become more knowledgable about the eligibility requirements for Community Mass Health as well as identify criteria for Community Mass Health under 65 and over 65. It will also identify special Community Mass Health programs and the differences between Community Mass Health vs. Long Term Care Mass Health.
Long Term Care MASS Health
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
This course will allow participants to become more knowledgable the statistics of Long Term Care. It will also identify the criteria for Long-Term Care eligibility requirements and also identify some of the considerations in determining Long-Term Care assets, allowances and look-back as well as disqualification periods.
Veteran's Administration Benefits
Presented by Nick Kaltsas
This course will allow participants to become more knowledgable about various types of Veteran Administration Claims as well as the criteria for appealing a Veteran Administration decision. It will also help identify the basic eligibility criteria for non-service and service connected disability claims.