Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis speaks with Chad Richards, financial advisor at Rock Castle Wealth Advisors, about Social Security Benefits. When should you start drawing your social security? What are the variables to consider? How do spousal benefits work? Chad Richards explains.

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Episode 73: Maximizing Social Security Benefits

Founding Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Tim Takacs speaks with Lynn Wood the Caregiver Support Coordinator for Mental Health America of the Midsouth about the File of Life Program.

Episode 72: Mental Health America of the Midsouth and the File of Life Program

Founding Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Tim Takacs and Public Benefits Specialist Josh Hunter speak on Medicare basics. When will Medicare pay for rehab? How do you know if you are on inpatient or observation status in the hospital? What happens if you run out of Medicare days?

Episode 71: Medicare Myths and Misconceptions

Attorney Tim Takacs speaks with Alissa Drescher, Grief Center Director at Alive Hospice, about misconceptions about hospice and grief support services in the community.

Episode 66: Interview with Alive Hospice

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis speaks with Sid Sadler, Volunteer Coordinator of the Tennessee Respite Coalition, about respite, free resources, and ways to volunteer. For more information, visit www.tnrespite.org or call 615-269-8687.

Episode 70: Tennessee Respite Coalition

Attorney Chris Johnson interviews Melody O’Dell, Market Operations Manager at DispatchHealth. DispatchHealth’s mission is to create the most advanced and complete in-home care model in the world. By offering on-demand healthcare for people of all ages in the comfort of their home, DispatchHealth helps reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations, improve clinical outcomes and decrease burdensome costs for the overall healthcare system.

Episode 65: Interview with Dispatch Health

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and Partner and Attorney Chris Johnson discuss the myths and misconceptions of estate planning.

Episode 69: Do I Need An Estate Plan?

Certified Elder Law Attorney and Partner Barbara McGinnis interviews Ashley Hunter with FiftyForward’s Victory Over Crime program about popular scams and how to avoid them.

Episode 68: Popular Scams

Partners and Certified Elder Law Attorneys Tim Takacs and Barbara McGinnis explain the importance of telling your attorney everything and how seemingly insignificant details can impact your estate plan.

Episode 67: Disclosing Everything

You have your trust, now what? What happens if you don’t fund your trust? Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and attorney Chris Johnson explain what happens if a trust isn’t properly funded. They also outline the steps to take to properly fund your trust.

Episode 64: What If You Don't Fund Your Trust?

Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and attorney Chris Johnson explain the differences between revocable and irrevocable trusts, the pros and cons of each, and applications for each type of trust.

Episode 63: Revocable vs Irrevocable Trusts

Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and Public Benefits Specialist Joshua Bey discuss the importance of Caregiver Agreements, even for family members, especially if planning to apply for future TennCare benefits.

Episode 62: Caregiver Agreements

Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and Public Benefits Specialist Josh Bey discuss Qualified Income Trusts (QITs), sometimes referred to as Miller Trusts.

Episode 61: What is a QIT?

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis speaks with Elder Care Coordinator and former Ombudsman Pati Bedwell on “How to Spot Elder Abuse.”

Episode 60: How to Spot Elder Abuse

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis speaks with the Executive Director of Community Life Bridge, Loren Sluder. Community Life Bridge is a non-profit serving Sumner County. Its mission is to bridge the gap of unmet needs for mature adults in Sumer County. Learn more about the Community Life Bridge program at www.communitylifebridge.org.

Episode 59: Community Life Bridge

On this weekly podcast, members of the Takacs McGinnis Elder Care Law team discuss the tools, techniques, strategies, and services that will help you respond with confidence to the legal, financial, and personal challenges created by long life, chronic illness, and disability.

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