Helping Hands Across Time: Keeping Family Money in the Family

As our society's population shifts and ages, the attention and care-needs of our elders continue to progress and evolve. Today's generation of family and professional caregivers face new decisions and challenges with new and previously unavailable options. Helping Hands Across Time is designed to be an introductory primer to assist America's growing elderly population in keeping at least some of their assets safe should life's storms require access to government benefits. Well-organized, and easy-to-read, the material appeals to a wide audience with or without a legal background. Helping Hands Across Time covers a wide range of overlapping topics and challenges facing the growing elderly population today. Key elder law topics covered include powers of attorney, advance directives, wills, guardianship and conservatorship issues, Medicaid and Medicare planning, long-term care planning, financial planning, trusts and charitable giving. Helping Hands Across Time will help anyone with an aging family member who wishes to preserve at least some of his or her assets for future generations while still maintaining a comfortable level of living.

Mary Nash started her legal career in 1976 after graduating from Nova University in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Previously, she received her Bachelor's and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University. After law school she was awarded a post-doctoral legal Master's Degree (LL.M.) in International Finance from Georgetown University. In 1993 Mary relocated to Arkansas to be closer to her daughter and grandson. Mary has practiced in the area of Elder Law and Estate Planning for over 30 years. In that time, she has created thousands of revocable, irrevocable, and special needs trusts. Mary also has handled numerous Guardianships and Veterans Benefits issues, and has counseled families on saving assets and qualifying for Medicaid. Mary's practice areas are Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, VA Benefits, and Guardianships. She currently lives in Maumelle, Arkansas with her dog. Mary is a popular keynote speaker for a variety of audiences including National Institute of Health, Rotary, American Compensation Association, Catholic Charities, United Methodist Foundation, Employee Professionals Association, and numerous others. Mary specializes in keynotes and workshops for family members and professionals, the military, employers, women's groups, conferences, church groups, law firms, financial institutions, alumni associations, adult education, senior housing, health care providers and retreat centers.