Episode 21 Hosts Family Resource Homecare

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Darol Tuttle, host of Living Care Radio, begins the episode by discussing the VA program and an award of assistance to a World War II Veteran who had flown B17 missions over Europe. Now in his eighties, the Veteran is wheelchair bound and resides in an assisted living community. Darol describes his pension award and how it will help this war veteran pay for care. He also notes that another client of his, a surviving spouse of a veteran, also received an award of a pension to help her pay for care as well. Next, Darol discussed the steps necessary under Washington law in the event it is desired to disinherit a child or a spouse. In particular, RCW 11.12.091 requires that, in the event it is desired to disinherit a child, to name the child in the Last Will and Testament and to state that it is intended to omit the child as an heir. Without this specific statement of the intent to omit, it will be presumed that it was am unintentional omission. Too often, people believe that a child who has a disability or special needs should be disinherited for fear that the government will take the inheritance of the child. Darol explains that this is not true and that it is possible to leave a gift to a special needs child but it must be done properly through a trust for the child created at death. The rest of the show was dedicated to the discussion of Medicaid, Medicare, VA benefits and home care. LIving Care Radio hosted Pam Stone and Sheila McKannay from Family Resource Homecare. Given a choice, most of us would age in our own homes. Yet too often people go through the challenges of moving to a facility when they could get the care they need at home, often for less money. Since 1996, Family Resource Home Care has helped thousands of people in the Puget Sound region receive the care and companionship they need in their own homes. Let’s talk and see if we’re the right choice for you. Family Resource Home Care has three locations to serve you. Seattle Office Family Resource Home Care 10700 Meridian Ave. N., Suite 215, Seattle, WA 98133 Voice: 206.545.1092 or 1.866.545.1092 Fax: [phone] Tacoma Office 227 Tacoma Avenue South, Suite 102, Tacoma, WA 98402 Voice: 253.761.8019 Fax: [phone] Bellevue Office 12835 Bellevue-Redmond Road, Suite 219, Bellevue, WA 98005 Voice: 425.455.2004 Fax: [phone] - See more at: http://www.livingcareradio.com/resources/family-resource-homecare#sthash.zQxx5DI2.dpuf