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Comprehensive Elder Law & Life Care Planning For Southern Illinois

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What do you want for your parents and loved ones as they age? The answer is simple: you want to give them exactly what they provided to you for so many years: safety, security, comfort, compassion, and attentive care. However, there are often many complex questions and concerns regarding these elder care needs for the seniors in your life, ranging from financial issues to legal issues to health issues. As much as you want to help, finding the right solution for your loved ones can be stressful, complicated, and overwhelming.

More than forty percent of those 40-60 years of age are concerned that they do not know how to best care for their aging parents in the future.

At Habiger & Associates Elder Law Office (HAELO), we are dedicated to assisting you with every aspect of finding comfort and security for your aging parent, spouse, or disabled loved one. With an office conveniently located in Carbondale and serving the twenty-seven southern-most counties in southern Illinois, we can help you find, get, and pay for quality care for you or your loved one . . . while protecting your family's home or farm and other assets.

Our assistance is comprehensive - from securing your family's assets, to finding the best nursing home or living situation for your elder, to regularly checking on your loved one in their own home or assisted living facility or a nursing home to make sure that they are safe, happy, and properly cared for.

Get Your Elder Care Questions and Life Care Planning Questions Answered
Choosing the right assistance for your elder or loved one can be a difficult task. As elder care specialists, we can guide you through every step of the process to ensure them (and you) optimal security and peace of mind. We are familiar with every aspect of elder law, and with decades of experience, we also are very knowledgeable about local elder services, nursing homes, and adult care options specific to southern Illinois.

What do I need to know about Hospice?
How do I transition my parents from their home to assisted or supportiving living, or a nursing home, or hospice?

Successful Life Care Planning: Finding Unique Solutions for IndividualsElder care and life care planning do not come with one-size-fits-all solutions. At Habiger & Associates Elder Law Office (HAELO), we are interested in sitting down with your family and learning from you about your individual concerns and your ideal solutions. During our more than 40 years of combined experience, we have learned that every family has different needs and desires - and that these needs and desires deserve unique, tailored plans. While one client might be primarily concerned with the family farm, another family might be more concerned with finding a safe way for their elder to continue living at home despite memory loss issues. While one family may have personal funds to invest in their loved one's care, another family may be searching for resources in the community or qualifying for Medicaid, VA, or other governmental assistance programs.

Each plan that we formulate, organize, and implement is based on your individual needs and your individual situation, including:

While some families choose to risk it all and navigate these difficult choices and options themselves, a lawyer who specializes in elder law and life care planning can ensure that you have taken all of the correct legal and financial steps while also making certain that your loved one is given the best care and the best quality of life possible.

Contact Us Today To Plan a Secure Future for You or Your Loved One You may be the child of an elderly parent. You may be a senior researching options for your spouse or for your own future. You may be the aging parent of a child with disabilities who will need care after you are gone. Whatever your circumstances, Habiger & Associates Elder Law Office (HAELO) can help your family find suitable long-term care options - and find the money to pay for those solutions without having to sell your home or farm or lose all of your life's savings privately paying for care.

Memory Loss / Alzheimer's Disease / Dementia / Stroke
Those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, stroke or other forms of memory loss need legal assistance in planning for their secure future and the secure futures of their loved ones. At Habiger & Associates Elder Law Office (HAELO), we specialize in assisting families in southern Illinois struggling with the health care and long-term care issues of those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of memory loss. Call us today for a free telephone consultation.
Medicaid Planning / Asset Protection
The decision to enter a nursing home or assisted living facility in southern Illinois is a tough one to make – but it can be even more difficult if you and your family are not sure how you are going to pay for quality care. Located in Southern Illinois, Habiger & Associates Elder Law Office (HAELO) can assist your family with Medicaid planning and help you make the transition to a nursing home, supportive living or assisted living facility safely and smoothly.

Are you an honorably discharged Illinois veteran, or the family member of an honorably discharged veteran? If so, you may qualify for benefits under the VA's Aid and Attendance Program to help with the high cost of home health care, assisted living, or Illinois supportive living. Our firm has prepared a white paper which answers a number of questions about eligibility for this program and discusses how it may help you cover the cost of care and avoid using up all your hard-earned savings. Get the "Nuts and Bolts Guide to VA Benefits" today, or contact us to set up a free consultation to find out if you may be eligible.
Life Care Planning
Habiger & Associates Elder Law Office (HAELO) offer their clients comprehensive elder law and life care planning that assists families in finding, getting, and paying for long-term care for the elderly - including care at home, in assisted or supportive living, or in a nursing home. Give your loved one the asset protection and care coordination that they need to live their lives in comfort, safety, and dignity while also protecting their home and life-time savings to the extent legally permissible. Call us today to request a free telephone consultation.

If you or a loved one is receiving hospice care, the ability to make financial or health care decisions may decrease over time. Making informed decisions about personal, business, and health care issues may become more difficult or even impossible. Fortunately, proper planning will assure that things are handled according to your wishes and that you've taken the best steps possible to protect your loved ones and to protect your family. Our free Consumer's Guide to Southern Illinois Hospice Care outlines the steps you can use to protect your loved one and their home and hard-earned savings. Request your copy today, or contact us to set up a free consultation to discuss your individual situation.
Special Needs & Disability Planning
You have dedicated yourself to the care of a special needs loved one – but do you have a plan for the future after you are gone? Or you have fought long and hard to obtain an award or settlement of a claim for a disabled person – but now need assistance to protect your client’s eligibility for Medicaid. Or you need to make a distribution from an estate or trust – but are concerned that the distribution will make the beneficiary ineligible for Medicaid or other governmental benefits. Habiger & Associates (HAELO) can help you devise a workable special needs plan for your special needs loved one or client that can ensure quality care and financial security for years to come. Call us today for a free telephone consultation.
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Habiger & Associates Elder Law Office (HAELO) provides legal services to elderly or disabled persons in Southern Illinois. The founder of the firm, Richard Habiger, is an elder law attorney with more than 30 years experience. We are an Elder Law and Life Care Planning Law Firm that provides legal and care coordination assistance, including: Medicaid planning; asset protection; estate protection; Medicaid applications; Medicaid appeals; VA pension benefits planning and applications for veterans and their surviving spouses; planning for those with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other forms of memory loss, and those who have suffered a stoke; Hospice planning; and special needs planning, including special needs trusts and supplemental needs trusts.
HAELO is located in Carbondale Illinois, and serves clients in twenty-seven Southern Illinois counties south of Interstate 70 highway. Southern Illinois Counties: Jackson County, Williamson County, Union County, Franklin County, Perry County, Saline County, Jefferson County, Hamilton County, Johnson County, Randolph County, Wayne County, White County, Washington County, Edwards County, Monroe County, Wabash County, Richland County, Clay County, Marion County, Clinton County, Bond County, Fayette County, Effingham County, Jasper County, Crawford County, Massac County, Pulaski County, Alexander County, Pope County, Hardin County, Gallatin County, and Lawrence County.
Southern Illinois Cities & Towns: Carbondale, Murphysboro, Carterville, Herrin, Marion, Anna, Vienna, Metropolis, Harrisburg, West Frankfort, DuQuoin, Benton, Chester, Pinckneyville, Mt. Vernon, McLeansboro, Carmi, Fairfield, Nashville, Waterloo, Centralia, Salem, Albion, Mt. Carmel, Flora, Olney, Lawrenceville, Newton, Robinson, Jonesboro, Eldorado, Shawneetown, Ridgway, Sparta, Golconda, Johnston City, Marissa, Coulterville, Carlyle, Ullin, Tamms, Elizabethtown, Galatia, Wayne City, Cobden, Lake of Egypt, Goreville, Brookport, Olive Branch, Cave-in-Rock, Carrier Mills, Energy, Cambria, Zeigler, Royalton, Christopher, Rosiclare, Sesser, Okawville, Woodlawn, Thompsonville, Steeleville, Raleigh, Olmsted, Baldwin, Villa Ridge, Mounds, Tunnel Hill, Red Bud, Trenton, New Baden, Ewing, Dix, Norris City, Creal Spring, Bridge Port, Sumner, Waltonville, Breese, Aviston, Germantown, Whittington, Vandalia, and Ina.

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Thank you for your excellent leadership and many insights at the Young At Heart Seminar at United Methodist Church of Murphysboro on July 13.

I appreciate all you have done over the years to help make this transition simpler for our family.

You were always there for me and I never felt you were just doing your jobs, your hearts were really in it. If not for you, I don’t think I could have gotten through the most trying time of my life.

Thank you so much for getting my mom and dad’s affairs in order. If there is one thing that I could tell others it would be to plan ahead and seek your counsel early.