Elder Law Attorney Serving Nanticoke

As residents of Nanticoke age, they often require various services and support, including home health care, long-term care, or disability/Medicaid benefits. However, accessing these services and paying for this support is not always easy, particularly in the absence of careful planning. An elder law attorney can help older adults and their families prepare for their later years and implement tailored legal strategies to ensure they can live independently and with dignity as they age.

Are you ready to take charge of your future? The team with Kreisher Marshall & Associates, LLC, is here to help. We will walk you through potential solutions and assist you and your loved ones as circumstances change or challenges arise. Contact our firm today for an initial case review with an elder law attorney serving Nanticoke, and let’s sit down together to discuss your goals.

Why Choose an Elder Law Attorney from Kreisher Marshall & Associates, LLC?

Planning for the future can be a challenging, stressful process, one that raises uncomfortable questions about what care or support you may need and what role your family members may play in helping you in your later years. Fortunately, the right legal support can give you the guidance and solutions you need to protect your rights, interests, and goals. Choose Kreisher Marshall & Associates, LLC for elder law support because:

• Our legal team includes board-certified elder law attorneys Marianne Kreisher and Marissa Marshall, who have the specialization and experience needed to help you make important decisions about your estate, legal affairs, and long-term care. Pennsylvania has only a few dozen board-certified elder law attorneys, making our firm one of the few in the state that can boast of having expertise in the field of elder law.
• We take the time to discuss your needs, goals, and concerns in detail to identify tailored legal solutions and provide you with the information and advice you need to make informed decisions confidently.
• Our firm has a 50-plus-year legacy of providing dedicated service and support to both Nanticoke residents and families across Pennsylvania.
• We utilize a team approach to legal representation, leveraging each team member’s varied experience and knowledge to develop innovative solutions for clients’ unique needs and issues.
• Our firm also has a separate affiliated business, KMA Guardianship & Fiduciary Services, which provides fiduciary services to seniors and adults with special needs in guardianship and other court-appointed fiduciary relationships.

Our Elder Law Services

As you age, your legal needs and goals can change. You deserve a law firm with the comprehensive experience and services needed to guide you through any issues or concerns that can arise. At Kreisher Marshall & Associates, LLC, our elder law attorneys can help clients and families with legal matters such as:

• Estate planning: Our firm assists clients approaching or entering their retirement years with estate planning services. Our team has extensive experience drafting and reviewing estate planning strategies such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and Medicaid planning. We can help clients and their families revise estate planning tools to address changed circumstances, such as loved ones’ marriages, the birth of children or grandchildren, severe illness, or unforeseen long-term care needs.
• Life care planning: Life care planning is a type of estate planning that focuses on ensuring individuals or couples can meet their long-term care, financial, and personal needs as they age or if they develop severe medical complications. Whereas traditional estate planning focuses on distributing a person’s assets after death, life care planning develops legal strategies and structures to maximize their quality of life during their remaining years. Life care planning can also include documenting one’s wishes, preferences, and religious or moral sensibilities or beliefs to instruct one’s loved ones, caregivers, and medical providers should one become incapacitated at the end of life.
• Medicaid planning: Medicaid planning focuses on helping individuals and couples qualify for Medicaid benefits, which can assist with the costs of long-term home care. However, Medicaid has strict asset and income eligibility limits. Medicaid planning is a way for individuals to qualify under those limits to secure Medicaid benefits. Medicaid planning can also facilitate the orderly distribution of a benefits recipient’s estate after their passing, including reimbursing Medicaid for benefits and distributing remaining assets to heirs or beneficiaries.
• Home care and nursing home care: Our elder law attorneys guide clients through setting up home health care or nursing home care services as they age. We understand that many clients wish to remain at home as long as possible but may need assistance with daily tasks like cleaning, cooking, or bathing/grooming. Our firm can help clients develop a comprehensive plan that provides services to allow them to remain in their homes for as long as possible before making an orderly transition to assisted living or nursing home facilities.
• Social Security benefits: Our firm also assists clients with applying for Social Security benefits, including disability benefits from the Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income programs. We also guide individuals and couples through the transition from disability to retirement benefits as they reach retirement age.
• Guardianship and fiduciary services: We help families with experienced guardianship and fiduciary support services. As loved ones age, family members may need to assume legal authority to handle various aspects of their affairs. Our firm has extensive experience establishing guardianships. We also represent families implementing powers of attorney to begin handling incapacitated loved ones’ needs and interests.
• Estate administration and probate: Our firm also supports families when an older loved one passes away through our estate administration and probate support services. We assist personal representatives or trustees with administering an estate or trust to distribute loved ones’ assets to heirs and beneficiaries according to their estate or trust and applicable law.

How Can an Elder Law Attorney Help You or a Loved One?

When you turn to Kreisher Marshall & Associates, LLC, for guidance and support in preparing for future long-term care or undertaking estate planning, you can expect our team to do everything possible to prepare a comprehensive, tailored legal strategy that protects your and your loved ones’ interests. Let our elder law attorneys serving Nanticoke help you by:

• Sitting down with you to review your personal, legal, and financial circumstances and discuss your concerns, needs, and goals to determine legal solutions that can best help you and your family
• Assisting you with various elder law matters as you or a loved one age, including estate planning, life/long-term care, guardianship/fiduciary relationships, or Medicaid planning
• Reviewing and updating your long-term plans as your family’s circumstances or needs change
• Answering questions you may have as they arise, including transitioning between government benefits or developing new strategies to address changed financial or health circumstances
• Stepping in to assist you or your loved ones when emergencies occur, such as severe injuries or illness, sudden incapacity, or a loved one’s unexpected passing

Contact Us Today for Experienced Legal Advice and Guidance

An experienced elder law attorney from Kreisher Marshall & Associates, LLC can help you prepare for your or a loved one’s golden years with confidence. Contact our firm today for an initial consultation to discuss your legal options and learn more about how our elder law attorneys serving Nanticoke can benefit you and your family.