Second Half of Life Podcast
This podcast explores the many issues and topics related to elder law - the wide range of legal matters affecting people in their second half of life and individuals with disabilities. Produced by Steinbacher, Goodall and Yurchak: Your elder care and special needs law firm, providing quality representation in litigation, with locations in Altoona, State College, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Wyalusing and Wysox, Pa. Visit our website at PAElderCounsel.com.
Second Half of Life Podcast
Can Children be Held Liable for Their Parents' Nursing Home Bills?
Can adult children be held liable for their parents' nursing home bills? The short answer is yes, but this usually only happens as a last resort and in situations when there has been little or no planning done, or the adult child completely disappears or stops communicating with the nursing home. Our firm's long-term care planners Kristin Daugherty and Tammy Zilske explain more about the Pennsylvania law that allows this, the relatively rare situations in which this may happen and how to avoid such a situation (it starts with having a plan for pay for long-term care costs, which is where we come in).