Our friends from Colbert & Grebas, PC, certified elder law attorneys, provided lunch and an interesting talk to many of our Hospice of the Sacred Heart social workers, counselors and members of our leadership and management teams today. Attorney Brenda D. Colbert, CELA, spoke to the group about a wide variety of topics related to long term care planning, estate planning, estate administration and special needs planning. Specific topics included:

*An effective estate plan

*The nuances of financial and healthcare powers of attorney

*Wills and trusts

*Payment options for long term care

*Medicaid eligibility rules

*Estate recovery

*Gifting

*The family responsibility act

*Advanced planning vs. crisis planning

The information was especially useful for our staff of social workers and counselors as they guide our patients and families through complicated and sensitive issues.