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Financial planning for seniors

The Gray Q & A

Release Date: 08/28/2018

Jennifer Heston, a researcher for the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University, speaks with Courtney McNaull about end of life planning, and answers questions about finances Richland Source readers asked.

 

These are the links from Jennifer Heston and the times for the podcast notes:
 
15:06 Choices: Living Well at the End of Life
LeadingAge Ohio's website provides information about Ohio's Advance Directives, including a webinar about "Understanding Ohio's Advanced Directives" and the "Choices: Living Well at the End of Life" packet including Ohio's forms for Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Living Will, and Organ and Tissue Donation as well as information about hospice and Do-Not-Resuscitate orders.
 
15:39 Medicaid Spenddown 
LongTermCare.gov provides information to help understand various aspects of long-term care, including Medicare, Medicaid, and other options for paying for long-term care.
 
23:45 Financing a funeral
The Federal Trade Commission website offers information about the FTC Funeral Rule which outlines your rights as a consumer when purchasing services from a funeral home and also has information about Planning Your Own Funerals.