I have over 25 years of experience handling trusts and estate planning. I added elder law to my practice when my own mother started having issues with aging. In my own case, my mom had several serious physical issues, but also had the heartbreak of dementia. My own brother died from the stress of trying to care for our mother at home.
Clients say to me all of the time that they can take care of their aging spouse. If you have a close emotional attachment to someone, it makes it more difficult to see them decline. Also, it is incredibly stressful and physically demanding to care for a relative, especially a spouse, in this situation.
It is so much better to do the proper planning and have professional care-givers take care of your loved one and then you can just have quality time with them. After seeing what happened with my own family, I went into elder law to help people shelter their assets so that they do not lose their home, and are not reduced to poverty during their own lifetime by paying for their own care. People want to leave their assets to their family, not the nursing home! We can show you how.